Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Paragraph 16 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
16(1)The Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.S
(2)In section 2 (Head of the Scottish Judiciary)—
(a)after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)If, in carrying out the responsibility mentioned in subsection (2)(a), the Lord President gives a direction of an administrative character to the President of the Sheriff Appeal Court, the President must comply with the direction.”,
(b)in subsection (6), after paragraph (e) insert—
“(ea)the Sheriff Appeal Court,”.
(3)In subsection (2) of section 43 (meaning of “judicial office holder”), after paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca)the office of Appeal Sheriff,”.
(4)In section 62 (Scottish Court Service to provide administrative support for other persons), in subsection (1), after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba)the President of the Sheriff Appeal Court in the carrying out of functions under section 56 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014,”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 16 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.
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