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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judiciary-and-courts-scotland-act-2008/schedule-1/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "asp/2008/6",
  "legislation_title": "Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A member may resign office by giving notice in writing—\n(a) in the case of a judicial member, to the Lord President, and\n(b) in the case of a legal or lay member, to the Scottish Ministers.\n(2) A member giving notice—\n(a) under sub-paragraph (1)(a) must send a copy of the notice to the Scottish Ministers,\n(b) under sub-paragraph (1)(b) must send a copy of the notice to the Lord President.\n(3) Notice under sub-paragraph (1) must be given at least 6 months before the proposed date of resignation unless a shorter period is agreed with the person to whom notice is to be given under that sub-paragraph.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "asp/2026/17",
      "affecting_title": "Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026"
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:44.431271+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}