# The Justices of the Peace (Scotland) Order 2007, Article 11: Training requirement – existing JPs


(1) The requirement in paragraph (2) applies in the case of a full justice who ceases to hold office as described in section 67(7)(a) of the Act and who is appointed as a JP for a sheriffdom by virtue of section 67(7)(b) of the Act.
(2) Within 2 years of appointment as a JP for a sheriffdom, the JP shall undertake a training course of a type approved for the purposes of this paragraph by the Lord President.
(3) The requirement specified in paragraph (2) shall not apply in the case of a JP who–
(a) has, prior to appointment as a JP for a sheriffdom, undertaken a training course such as is described in that paragraph; or
(b) is aged 67 or over on appointment as a JP for a sheriffdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/210/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-scotland-order-2007/article-11
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