Explanatory Notes

Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008

2008 asp 6

29 October 2008

The Act

Part 3 – the Courts

Court holidays

Section 59 – Court holidays in sheriff courts and justice of the peace courts

113.This section enables sheriff principals to specify an additional day’s holiday for court staff. The intention is that this would be used to give court staff a day’s holiday on or around St Andrew’s Day in line with the rest of the public sector.