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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-reform-scotland-act-2010/schedule-4/paragraph-16",
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  "legislation": "asp/2010/8",
  "legislation_title": "Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-reform-scotland-act-2010",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/16",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "After section 63 insert—\n“Code of practice\n63A (1) The professional association—\n(a) must prepare and publish a code of practice in relation to the functions of officers of court; and\n(b) may prepare and publish such a code in relation to the undertaking of activities by such officers.\n(2) The professional association may revise the whole or any part of a code published under this section.\n(3) Where a code or any part of a code is revised under subsection (2), the professional association—\n(a) in a case where the revision results in substantial changes, must publish the revised code;\n(b) in any other case, may publish the revised code.\n(4) The professional association must not publish a code of practice or a revised code of practice under this section without the prior approval of the Lord President of the Court of Session.\n(5) The professional association must send a copy of each code of practice published under this section to—\n(a) the Scottish Ministers;\n(b) the Lord President of the Court of Session;\n(c) each sheriff principal; and\n(d) each officer of court.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 16 in force at 1.4.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(2)(3), Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/8/schedule/4/paragraph/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:27.543776+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."
}