http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1980/55

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/55/section/10/1996-03-31

Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980

An Act to make new provision for Scotland as respects the law relating to the qualification of jurors; to amend the law relating to jury service in Scotland; to make further provision for Scotland in respect of prior rights in the estates of deceased persons; to dispense with caution as regards certain executors-dative; to provide a procedure whereby an heir of provision may establish entitlement to act as trustee; to amend provisions of the Judicial Factors Act 1849 and the Trusts (Scotland) Act 1961 relating to the actings of judicial factors; to remove an obligation to preserve inventories of the estates of deceased persons in Scotland; to make further provision in respect of performance of the duties of sheriff principal; to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction and powers of the sheriff court; to empower Senators of the College of Justice to act as arbiters and oversmen in commercial disputes; to make further provision in respect of awards of compensation by the Lands Tribunal for Scotland; to remove the right of a vexatious litigant to appeal against a Lord Ordinary’s refusal to allow the institution of legal proceedings; to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of the Court of Session in actions for reduction; to amend the provisions of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 relating to liability for offences committed by clubs; to amend provisions of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 relating to the validity of marriages; to amend the provisions of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 relating to limitation of actions; to amend the law relating to the constitution and powers of the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal; to make further provision as regards Scottish solicitors’ clients’ accounts; to enable amendments to be made to provisions of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967 relating to contributions from assisted persons; to make minor amendments to the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963, the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 and the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976; and for connected purposes.

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Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980

sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group B para. (o)

Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024

Sch.

para. 13(2)

s. 38(3)

reg. 2(j)(ii)

reg. 3

Sheriff Court

10 Performance of duties of sheriff principal. C1

In the M1 Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971—

a

for subsection (1) of section 10 (Secretary of State may authorise sheriff principal to act in another sheriffdom) there shall be substituted the following subsections—

1
Where a vacancy occurs in the office of sheriff principal of any sheriffdom the Secretary of Sate may, if it appears to him expedient so to do in order to avoid delay in the administrationof justice in that sheriffdom, authorise the sheriff principal of any other sheriffdom to perform the duties of sheriff princiapl in the first-mentioned sheriffdom (in addition to his own duties) until the Secretary of State otherwise decides.
1A
Where the sheriff principal of any sheriffdom is unable to perform, or rules that he is precluded from performing, all of, or some part of, his duties as sheriff principal the Secretary of State may authorise the sheriff principal of any other sheriffdom to perform the duties of sheriff principal, or as the case amy be that part of those duties, in the first-mentioned sheriffdom (in addition to his own duties) until the Secretary of State otherwise decides.

b

for subsection (1) of section 11 (Secretary of State may appoint temporary sheriff principal) there shall be substituted the following subsections—

1
Where a vacancy occurs in the office of sheriff principal of any sheriffdom the Secretary of State may, if it appears to him expedient so to do in order to avoid delay in the administration of justice in that sheriffdom, appoint a person to act as sheriff principal of the sheriffdom.
1A
Where the sheriff principal of any sheriffdom is unable to perform, or rules that he is precluded from performing, all of, or some part of, his duties as sheriff principal the Secretary of State may appoint a person to act as sheriff principal of the sheriffdom, or as the case may be to perform that part of the duties of the sheriff principal.
1B
A person appointed under subsection (1) or (1A) above shall be known as a temporary sheriff principal.