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District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975 (repealed)
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15 Supplemental list.S
(1)Subject to subsection (5) below, there shall be entered in the supplemental list the name of any justice of the peace who is of the age of 70 years or over.
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(3)On a person’s appointment as a justice of the peace for any area, the Secretary of State may direct that his name shall be entered in the supplemental list if that person is appointed a justice for that area on ceasing to be a justice for some other area (including any commission area within the meaning of the M1Administration of Justice Act 1973).
(4)The name of a justice of the peace shall be entered in the supplemental list if he applies for it to be entered and the application is approved by the Secretary of State.
(5)Nothing in subsections (1) to (4) above shall apply to a person holding office as stipendiary magistrate.
(6)A person’s name shall be removed from the supplemental list if he ceases to be a justice of the peace.
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(8)Subject to the following subsections, a justice of the peace for any area, while his name is entered in the supplemental list, shall not, by reason of being a justice for that area, be qualified as a justice to do any act or to be a member of any committee or other body.
[F2(8A)A justice whose name is, under this section, entered in the supplemental list is a signing justice within the meaning of section 9(12) of this Act.]
(9)Subsection (8) above shall not preclude a justice from doing all or any of the following acts as a justice, that is to say—
(a)signing any document for the purpose of authenticating another person’s signature;
(b)taking and authenticating by his signature any written declaration; and
(c)giving a certificate of facts within his knowledge or of his opinion as to any matter.
(10)No act or appointment shall be invalidated by reason of the disqualification under subsection (8) above of the person acting or appointed.
(11)Where immediately before 16th May 1975 a person’s name is entered in the supplemental list kept in connection with any commission of the peace by virtue of section 4 of the Justices of the M2Peace Act 1949, his name shall be treated as included in the supplemental list for Scotland under this section
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F1S. 15(2)(7) repealed (9.8.2000) by 2000 asp 9, s. 12, Sch. para. 2(3)(a)
F2S. 15(8A) inserted (9.8.2000) by 2000 asp 9, s. 12, Sch. para. 2(3)(b)
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