Section 5 Whole-time clerks.

Scotland

F1(1)

The F2Scottish Court Service and the Lord Advocate may respectively, F3. . ., appoint such whole-time clerks or other whole-time assistants to a sheriff clerk or procurator fiscal as may be deemed necessary F4....

F5(2)

The F6Scottish Court Service may appoint to a justice of the peace court such clerks and assistant clerks as F7it considers necessary.

(3)

The clerks and assistants mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) above are referred to in this Act as whole-time clerks.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 5 renumbered as s. 5(1) (10.12.2007) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6), ss. 80, 84(1), Sch. para. 1(b); S.S.I. 2007/479, art. 3(1), Sch. (with arts. 4-14) (as amended by S.S.I. 2007/527, art. 2)
F2: Words in s. 5(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6), ss. 63(4), 76(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(6)(a); S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2(b), Sch.
F3: Words in s. 5 repealed (1.7.1999) by 1998 c. 46, s. 125(1)(2), Sch. 8 para. 3(5), Sch. 9 (with s. 126(3)-(11)); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2(1)
F4: Words in s. 5 repealed (10.12.2007) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6), ss. 80, 84(1), Sch. para. 1(a); S.S.I. 2007/479, art. 3(1), Sch. (with arts. 4-14) (as amended by S.S.I. 2007/527, art. 2)
F5: S. 5(2)(3) inserted (10.12.2007) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6), ss. 80, 84(1), Sch. 1 para. 1(c); S.S.I. 2007/479, art. 3(1), Sch. (with arts. 4-14) (as amended by S.S.I. 2007/527, art. 2)
F6: Words in s. 5(2) substituted (1.4.2010) by Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6), ss. 63(4), 76(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(6)(b)(i); S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2(b), Sch.
F7: Words in s. 5(2) substituted (1.4.2010) by Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6), ss. 63(4), 76(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(6)(b)(ii); S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2(b), Sch.