The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2015

Appointed day

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2.—(1) 2nd February 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 specified in paragraph (2), but only for the purposes of—

(a)enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under section 71(2) of, and paragraph 3(2) and (3) of schedule 3, to the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008(1) prescribing the procedure by which a person may be nominated, or otherwise selected for appointment, as a member of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service; and

(b)permitting the nomination of a member in accordance with such regulations.

(2) The provisions are—

(a)section 130 (the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service);

(b)in Part 1 of schedule 4, paragraph 1(1), (2), (6), (8) and (9) (modification of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008);

(c)in Part 2 of schedule 4, paragraph 3(1) to (4) and (6) (transitional provision regarding existing tribunals).