PART 1SHERIFF COURTS
CHAPTER 2JUDICIARY OF THE SHERIFFDOMS
Fitness for office
I125Removal from office
1
The First Minister may remove an individual from the office of sheriff principal, sheriff, part-time sheriff, summary sheriff or part-time summary sheriff—
a
if a tribunal constituted under section 21 reports to the First Minister that the individual is unfit to hold that office by reason of inability, neglect of duty or misbehaviour, and
b
only after the First Minister has laid the report before the Scottish Parliament under section 24(2).
2
The First Minister may remove a sheriff principal, sheriff or summary sheriff under subsection (1) only by order.
3
Such an order is subject to the negative procedure.