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Article 2 Establishment of a SMAC

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

When the Scottish Ministers consider, on the advice of a sheriff principal, that it is necessary or expedient to appoint one or more stipendiary magistrates, they shall direct that sheriff principal to establish a SMAC.

(2)

A SMAC must be established by the sheriff principal of the sheriffdom for which the stipendiary magistrate or magistrates are to be appointed.

(3)

A SMAC may be established for a particular sheriffdom only.

(4)

A SMAC shall be disbanded once the stipendiary magistrate appointment or appointments identified in paragraph (1) have been filled.