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The Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009

S.S.I. 2009/192 · Made 18 May 2009

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COURT OF SESSION

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND DISCIPLINE

JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE

SCOTTISH COURT SERVICE

SHERIFF COURT

Made 18th May 2009

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 76(1) of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 asp 6.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Appointed days
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST JUNE 2009
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009.

(2)

References to “the Act” mean the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008.

2Appointed days

The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column (1) of the Schedule (the subject matter of each provision being mentioned in column (2)) is 1st June 2009.

Signature

FERGUS EWING

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

18th May 2009

PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST JUNE 2009

Column (1)Column (2)
Provisions of the ActSubject matter
Section 1Guarantee of continued judicial independence
Subsections (1), (5) and (6) of section 2 for the purposes of subsections (2)(b) and (c)Head of the Scottish Judiciary
Subsections (2)(b) and (c) of section 2
Sections 4 to 8Senior judiciary: vacancy, incapacity and suspension
Sections 9 to 18Judicial appointments
Sections 19 and 20Lord President and Lord Justice Clerk
Sections 21 to 23Other Court of Session judges
Sections 24 to 26Sheriffs principal, sheriffs and part time sheriffs
Sections 44 to 46The Court of Session
Section 60(2) in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 3 to the Act mentioned belowThe Scottish Court Service
Section 73 in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 5 to the Act mentioned belowConsequential repeal
Schedule 1The Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
Schedule 2Panels established under section 19(2)
Schedule 3, paragraphs 2, 3(1), 4, 5, 7 and 8The Scottish Court Service
Schedule 5, paragraph 4Consequential repeal

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 on 1st June 2009.