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Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971

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2 Power of Secretary of State to alter sheriffdoms.S

(1)The Secretary of State may by order alter the boundaries of sheriffdoms, form new sheriffdoms, or provide for the abolition of sheriffdoms existing at the time of the making of the order.

(2)An order under subsection (1) above may contain all such provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient for rendering the order of full effect and any incidental, supplemental or consequential provisions which appear to him to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the order, including, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing words—

(a)provision for the abolition of any office,

[F1(aa)provision of the kind that may be made by an order under section 3(2) of this Act;]

(b)provisions amending, repealing or revoking any enactment (whether passed or made before or after the commencement of this Act, and including any enactment contained in or made under this Act).

[F2(2A)An order under subsection (1) above may be made only with the consent of—

(a)the Lord President of the Court of Session, and

(b)where the order includes provision such as is mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (aa) above, the Scottish Court Service.

(2B)Before consenting to the making of such an order, the Scottish Court Service must consult such persons as it considers appropriate.]

(3)Where an order under subsection (1) above includes, by virtue of subsection (2)(a) above, provision for the abolition of any office, then—

(a)that provision shall have effect notwithstanding the provisions of any enactment (including any enactment contained in this Act), or of any instrument in terms of which any person holds that office;

(b)the [F3Scottish Court Service] may, with the concurrence of the Minister for the Civil Service, pay to or in respect of any person who suffers loss of employment, or loss or diminution of emoluments, which is attributable to the said provision such amount by way of compensation as may appear to the Secretary of State to be reasonable in all the circumstances [F4but no payment shall be made under this provision to or in respect of any person who is mentioned in section 51(2) of the Scotland Act 1998].

(4)The power to make orders under subsection (1) above shall be exercisable by statutory instrument F5. . . .

[F6(5)A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (1) above is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.]

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