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The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Amendment Regulations 2020

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Draft 2020, ISBN 9780111044131

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Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 71(4) of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Scottish Courts And Tribunals Service

Made 2020

Coming into force 27th April 2020

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 3(2) and (3) of schedule 3 of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with paragraph 3(4) of schedule 3 of that Act the Scottish Ministers have consulted the Lord President of the Court of Session.

In accordance with section 71(4) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

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2008 asp 6. Schedule 3 was relevantly amended by paragraph 1(1), (2), (6) and (12) of schedule 4 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Regulations 2015
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Amendment Regulations 2020 and come into force on 27 April 2020.

2Amendment to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Regulations 2015

In regulation 2(3)(a) of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Regulations 2015f1 (Selection for appointment), after “sheriffs” insert “and summary sheriffs”.

Signature

Name

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”), which set out the procedure for the selection and nomination for appointment of members of the Scottish Court and Tribunal Service (“the SCTS”).

By virtue of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Judicial Members) Amendment Order 2020, summary sheriffs may now be appointed as members of the SCTS. These Regulations amend the 2015 Regulations to provide that summary sheriffs are to be notified of relevant vacancies for members of the SCTS.