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PART 1 SCONFERRAL OF ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS ETC. IN RELATION TO TRIBUNALS

Modification of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008S

1(1)The Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.S

(2)For “SCS” in each place where it occurs, substitute “ SCTS ”.

(3)In section 60 (the Scottish Court Service), in subsection (1), for “Court” substitute “ Courts and Tribunals ”.

(4)In section 62 (administrative support for persons other than the Scottish courts and judiciary)—

(a)after subsection (1)(a)(i) insert—

“(ia)functions conferred on the Lord President as Head of the Scottish Tribunals,”,

(b)after subsection (1)(c) insert—

“(ca)the President of the Scottish Tribunals in the carrying out of—

(i)functions delegated to the President of the Scottish Tribunals by the Lord President as Head of the Scottish Tribunals, and

(ii)other non-judicial functions of the President of the Scottish Tribunals,”.

(5)In section 70(1)(a)(i) (Scottish Ministers' default power), after “courts” insert “ or the Scottish Tribunals ”.

(6)Schedule 3 (the Scottish Court Service) is amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (7) to (11).

(7)Paragraph 1 is repealed.

(8)In paragraph 2—

(a)for sub-paragraph (2)(c) substitute—

“(c)the President of the Scottish Tribunals,”,

(b)the word “and” immediately preceding sub-paragraph (2)(f) is repealed,

(c)after sub-paragraph (2)(f) insert “, and

(g)one person holding the position of Chamber President in the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland.”,

(d)after sub-paragraph (6) insert—

“(7)In this schedule, references to the position of Chamber President in the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland are to be construed in accordance with the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014.”.

(9)In paragraph 3, in sub-paragraph (1) after “Clerk” insert “ , the President of the Scottish Tribunals ”.

(10)In paragraph 13, after sub-paragraph (2)(a) insert—

“(aa)the judicial member who holds the position of Chamber President in the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (unless that member receives a salary in respect of that position),”.

(11)In paragraph 20, after sub-paragraph (2)(a)(i) insert—

“(ia)the purposes of tribunals or the members of tribunals,”.

(12)The title of—

(a)Part 4 becomes “ THE SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE ”,

(b)section 60 becomes “ The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service ”,

(c)schedule 3 becomes “ THE SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE ”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 4 para. 1(1)(2)(6)(8)(9) in force at 2.2.2015 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2015/12, art. 2

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