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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judiciary-and-courts-scotland-act-2008/schedule-3/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "asp/2008/6",
  "legislation_title": "Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judiciary-and-courts-scotland-act-2008",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) It is for the Lord President to appoint the members of the SCTS (other than the Lord Justice Clerk , the President of the Scottish Tribunals and the Chief Executive).\n(2) The Lord President may appoint a person to be a member only if the person has been nominated, or otherwise selected for appointment, in accordance with such procedure as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations prescribe.\n(3) Regulations under sub-paragraph (2) may—\n(a) in particular, make provision for or in connection with enabling persons to nominate or select persons suitable for appointment,\n(b) prescribe different procedures for different categories of membership.\n(4) The Scottish Ministers must consult the Lord President before making regulations under sub-paragraph (2).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Act substituted (2.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), s. 138(2), Sch. 4 para. 1(2); S.S.I. 2015/12, art. 2; S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 3(1) inserted (2.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), s. 138(2), Sch. 4 para. 1(9); S.S.I. 2015/12, art. 2; S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 3 wholly in force at 1.6.2009; Sch. 3 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 76; Sch. 3 para. 3(2)(3)(4) in force at 16.3.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/83, art. 2; Sch. 3 para. 3(1) in force at 1.6.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/192, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2008/6/schedule/3/paragraph/3",
    "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."
}