# Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008, Paragraph 2


(1) The Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 1 (appointment of sheriff clerk and procurator fiscal)—
(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) for “one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State” substitute “ the Scottish Court Service ”,
(ii) for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”, and
(iii) for “him” substitute “ it ”, and
(b) in subsection (4), for “Secretary of State”, in both places those words appear, substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”.
(3) In section 2 (appointment of sheriff clerk and procurator fiscal deputes), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”.
(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 ”.
(5) In section 4 (vacancy in office of sheriff clerk, procurator fiscal or deputes), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”.
(6) In section 5 (whole-time clerks)—
(a) in subsection (1), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”, and
(b) in subsection (2)—
(i) for “Scottish Ministers” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”, and
(ii) for “they consider” substitute “ it considers ”.
(7) In section 8 (power to issue instructions, etc.)—
(a) in subsection (1), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”, and
(b) in subsection (2)—
(i) for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Ministers ”, and
(ii) for “him” substitute “ the Scottish Court Service ”.
(8) In section 9 (deputation by sheriff clerk or procurator fiscal), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Scottish Court Service ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2008/6/schedule/4/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judiciary-and-courts-scotland-act-2008/schedule-4/paragraph-2
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