- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig)
- Pwynt Penodol mewn Amser (09/08/2000)
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(1)The Lord President of the Court of Session and the Lord Justice Clerk may of their own accord and shall, if they are requested so to do by the Secretary of State, undertake jointly an investigation into the fitness for office of any sheriff principal or sheriff and, as soon as practicable after completing that investigation, shall report in writing to the Secretary of State either—
(a)that the sheriff principal or sheriff is fit for office, or
(b)that the sheriff principal or sheriff is unfit for office by reason of inability, neglect of duty or misbehaviour,
and shall in either case include in their report a statement of their reasons for so reporting.
(2)The Secretary of State may, if a report is made to him under subsection (1) above to the effect that any sheriff principal or sheriff is unfit for office by reason of inability, neglect of duty or misbehaviour, make an order removing that sheriff principal or sheriff from office.
(3)An order under subsection (2) above—
(a)shall be made by statutory instrument, which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament,
(b)shall not be made so as to come into operation before the expiry, in relation to the order, of the period of forty days mentioned in section 5(1) of the M1Statutory Instruments Act 1946.
(4)The Lord President of the Court of Session and the Lord Justice Clerk may, on undertaking an investigation under subsection (1) above or at any time during the course of such an investigation, if they think it proper so to do, recommend in writing to the Secretary of State that the sheriff principal or sheriff who is the subject of the investigation be suspended from office, and the Secretary of State may, on receiving such a recommendation as aforesaid, suspend that sheriff principal or sheriff from office.
(5)A sheriff principal or a sheriff suspended from office under subsection (4) above shall remain so suspended until the Secretary of State otherwise directs.
(6)The suspension from office of a sheriff principal or a sheriff under subsection (4) above shall not affect the payment to him of his salary in respect of the period of his suspension.
(7)In this section “sheriff principal” does not include a temporary sheriff principal and “sheriff” does not include a [F1part-time] sheriff or an honorary sheriff.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 12(7) substituted (9.8.2000) by 2000 asp 9, s. 12, Sch. para. 1(8)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 12 extended by District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 20), s. 5(8)
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