Reviews and appeals

I122 Child Support Commissioners.

1

Her Majesty may from time to time appoint a Chief Child Support Commissioner and such number of other Child Support Commissioners as she may think fit.

2

The Chief Child Support Commissioner and the other Child Support Commissioners shall be appointed from among persons who—

a

have a 10 year general qualification; or

b

are advocates or solicitors in Scotland of 10 years’ standing.

3

The Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lord Advocate, may make such regulations with respect to proceedings before Child Support Commissioners as he considers appropriate.

4

The regulations—

a

may, in particular, make any provision of a kind mentioned in section 21(3); and

b

shall provide that any hearing before a Child Support Commissioner shall be in public except in so far as the Commissioner for special reasons directs otherwise.

5

Schedule 4 shall have effect with respect to Child Support Commissioners.