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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judiciary-and-courts-scotland-act-2008/schedule-4/paragraph-2",
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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/4/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 1 (appointment of sheriff clerk and procurator fiscal)—\n(a) in subsection (1)—\n(i) for “one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State” substitute “ the Scottish Court Service ”,\n(ii) for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”, and\n(iii) for “him” substitute “ it ”, and\n(b) in subsection (4), for “Secretary of State”, in both places those words appear, substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”.\n(3) In section 2 (appointment of sheriff clerk and procurator fiscal deputes), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”.\n(4) In section 3 (whole-time sheriff clerks and procurators fiscal and deputes), for “Secretary of State”, in both places those words appear, substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”.\n(5) In section 4 (vacancy in office of sheriff clerk, procurator fiscal or deputes), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”.\n(6) In section 5 (whole-time clerks)—\n(a) in subsection (1), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”, and\n(b) in subsection (2)—\n(i) for “Scottish Ministers” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”, and\n(ii) for “they consider” substitute “ it considers ”.\n(7) In section 8 (power to issue instructions, etc.)—\n(a) in subsection (1), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”, and\n(b) in subsection (2)—\n(i) for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Ministers ”, and\n(ii) for “him” substitute “ the Scottish Court Service ”.\n(8) In section 9 (deputation by sheriff clerk or procurator fiscal), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2(b), Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
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  },
  "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."
}