PART 1SHERIFF COURTS
CHAPTER 2JUDICIARY OF THE SHERIFFDOMS
Qualification and disqualification
14Qualification for appointment
1
An individual is qualified for appointment to a judicial office mentioned in subsection (2) if the individual—
a
immediately before the appointment, held any other judicial office specified in that subsection, or
b
at the time of appointment—
i
is legally qualified, and
ii
has been so qualified throughout the period of 10 years immediately preceding the appointment.
2
The judicial offices are—
a
sheriff principal,
b
sheriff,
c
summary sheriff,
d
part-time sheriff,
e
part-time summary sheriff.
3
For the purposes of subsection (1), an individual is legally qualified if the individual is a solicitor or an advocate.