{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-removal-from-office-order-1992/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-removal-from-office-order-1992/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/1677",
  "legislation_title": "The Sheriff (Removal from Office) Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-removal-from-office-order-1992",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order provides for the removal of Sheriff Ewen Stewart, at present a sheriff for the Sheriffdom of Grampian, Highland and Islands, from the office of sheriff. This follows an investigation and a report made to the Secretary of State by the Lord President of the Court of Session and the Lord Justice Clerk under section 12(1) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 to the effect that the sheriff is unfit for such office by reason of inability.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1677/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:19:36.408062+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."
}