Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6)

Part 2 U.K. The judiciary

Chapter 3 S Judicial appointments

Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland S

13 Assessment of legal knowledge, skills and competence S

(1) Only the judicial and legal members of the Board may take part in any assessment by the Board of an individual's—

(a) knowledge of the law, or

(b) skills and competence in the interpretation and application of the law.

(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a member of the Board from taking part in a decision of the Board as to whether to recommend an individual for appointment to a judicial office.