Part 4F2THE SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE
Functions
C1 61A F1 Administrative support for the Scottish Tribunals and their members etc.
1
The SCTS 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 Tribunals,
b
the members of those Tribunals, and
c
such other tribunals (and their members) as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify.
2
In carrying out that function, the SCTS must—
a
take account, in particular, of the needs of members of the public and those involved in proceedings in the tribunals, 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, references to—
a
the Scottish Tribunals are to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and the Upper Tribunal for Scotland,
b
the members of the Scottish Tribunals are to be construed in accordance with the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014.
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.