Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 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.
(1)The Scottish Ministers' functions in relation to the officers mentioned in subsection (2) are transferred to the [F2SCTS].
(2)Those officers are the holders of the following offices—
(a)Accountant of Court,
(b)Principal Clerk of Session,
(c)other Clerk or officer of the Court of Session,
(d)Principal Clerk of Justiciary,
(e)Depute, Assistant or other Clerk in the Justiciary Office of the High Court of Justiciary,
(f)Macer in the Court of Session and Macer in the High Court of Justiciary,
(g)sheriff clerk,
(h)sheriff clerk depute, and
(i)clerk or assistant clerk of a justice of the peace court.
(3)Those officers are also members of the staff of the [F2SCTS] and, accordingly, references in this Act to the staff of the [F2SCTS] include, except where the context requires otherwise, reference to those officers.
(4)Schedule 4 contains amendments of enactments consequential on this section.
Textual Amendments
F2Word in Act substituted (2.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), s. 138(2), Sch. 4 para. 1(2); S.S.I. 2015/12, art. 2; S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.
Commencement Information
I1S. 63 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2(b), Sch.