3.—(1) The Scottish Ministers may appoint a person as a JP for a sheriffdom only if that person has been recommended for appointment by the JPAC for that sheriffdom.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to–
(a)an appointment under section 67(7)(b) of the Act; or
(b)a reappointment under section 70(2) of the Act.
(3) In making decisions as to which persons to recommend for appointment as JPs, a JPAC–
(a)shall act in accordance with procedures approved by the Board; and
(b)may have regard to recommendations submitted to it by other persons.
(4) A JPAC may not recommend a person for appointment as a JP unless that person has undertaken a course of training approved for the purposes of this paragraph by the Lord President.