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(1)The sheriff principal of a sheriffdom may by order prescribe—
(a)the number of sittings of sheriff courts to be held at each place designated for the holding of sheriff courts in the sheriffdom,
(b)the days on which, and the times at which, those sittings are to be held, and
(c)the descriptions of business to be disposed of at those sittings.
(2)The sheriff principal must publish notice of the matters prescribed by an order under subsection (1) in such manner as the sheriff principal thinks appropriate in order to bring those matters to the attention of persons having an interest in them.
(3)Subsection (1) is subject to section 2(2)(a) and (3) of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008.
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