Part 4F2THE SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE
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Functions
I161Administrative support for the Scottish courts and judiciary
1
The F1SCTS has the function of providing, or ensuring the provision of, the property, services, officers and other staff required for the purposes of—
a
the Scottish courts, and
b
the judiciary of those courts.
2
In carrying out that function, the F1SCTS must—
a
take account, in particular, of the needs of members of the public and those involved in proceedings in the Scottish courts, and
b
so far as practicable and appropriate, co-operate and co-ordinate activity with any other person having functions in relation to the administration of justice.
3
In this Part, “the Scottish courts” has the meaning given by section 2(6).
Pt. 4 title substituted (1.4.2015) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), s. 138(2), Sch. 4 para. 1(12)(a); S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.