Part I Constitution, Organisation and Administration
F9Consideration of fitness for, and removal from, shrieval office
13 Functions of Secretary of State with respect to residence and leave of absence of sheriffs principal.
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The F1Lord President of the Court of Session may require any sheriff principal (being a sheriff principal who is restricted by the terms of his appointment from engaging in private practice or to whom section 6(1) of this Act applies) to reside ordinarily at such place as the F2Lord President may specify.
2
The F3Lord President may approve such leave of absence F4for the purpose of holidays for any sheriff principal (being a sheriff principal who is restricted by the terms of his appointment from engaging in private practice or to whom section 6(1) of this Act applies) as appears to the F5Lord President to be proper, but the amount of leave so approved F6. . . shall not, unless the F7Lord President for special reasons otherwise permits, exceed seven weeks in any year.
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The Lord President may approve such leave of absence for any other purpose for any sheriff principal (being a sheriff principal who is restricted by the terms of his appointment from engaging in private practice or to whom section 6(1) of this Act applies) as appears to the Lord President to be proper.
Ss. 12A-12F and cross-heading substituted (20.2.2010 for the insertion of s. 12C(5) and 1.4.2010 otherwise) for s. 12 by Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6), ss. 40, 76; S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)