The Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927 is amended as follows.

In section 1(2) (appointment etc. of procurator fiscal), “with the consent of the Treasury” is omitted.

In section 2 (appointment of sheriff clerk and procurator fiscal deputes), “with the consent of the Treasury as to numbers and salaries” is omitted.

In section 3 (whole-time sheriff clerks and procurators fiscal and deputes), “and in either case with the consent of the Treasury” is omitted.

In section 5 (whole-time clerks), “with the consent of the Treasury as to numbers and salaries” is omitted.

In section 12 (prosecutions at instance of procurator fiscal), “after consultation with the Treasury” is omitted.