{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/part-time-sheriffs-removal-tribunal-regulations-2001/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/part-time-sheriffs-removal-tribunal-regulations-2001/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2001/205",
  "legislation_title": "The Part-Time Sheriffs (Removal Tribunal) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/part-time-sheriffs-removal-tribunal-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Suspension",
  "text": "(1) At any time during an investigation, the tribunal may suspend the sheriff from office.\n(2) A suspension imposed under paragraph (1) shall terminate–\n(a) on the tribunal deciding not to order removal of the sheriff from office; or\n(b) before then, on the tribunal deciding to bring the suspension to an end.\n(3) If the tribunal so directs, a sheriff suspended under this regulation may remain in office as a part-time sheriff but only for the purpose of continuing to deal with proceedings commenced prior to the suspension taking effect.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/205/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:46:26.930663+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."
}