Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

PART 8 SCOTTISH LAND COURT

126 Scottish Land Court: remuneration and expenses

(1) Schedule 1 to the Scottish Land Court Act 1993 (the Land Court) is amended in accordance with this section.

(2) For paragraph 3 substitute—

“3(1) The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (“the SCTS”) is to pay to the Chairman of the Land Court such salary as the Treasury may determine.

(2) The SCTS is to pay to each of the other members of the Land Court such salary as the SCTS may determine.

(3) Sums required by the SCTS for the payment of a salary under this paragraph are charged on the Scottish Consolidated Fund.

3A(1) The SCTS may pay to a member of the Land Court such sums as it may determine in respect of expenses reasonably incurred by the member in the performance of, or in connection with, the member’s duties.

(2) The SCTS may—

(a) determine the circumstances in which sums may be paid, and

(b) determine different circumstances for different members.”.

(3) For paragraph 18 substitute—

“18(1) The Scottish Ministers are to pay to each of the following persons such remuneration as they may determine—

(a) the principal clerk of the Land Court,

(b) persons appointed or employed under paragraph 8 of this Schedule.

(2) The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (“the SCTS”) is to pay to each of the following persons such remuneration as the SCTS may determine—

(a) persons nominated under paragraph 7A of this Schedule,

(b) persons appointed under paragraph 10 of this Schedule.

(3) The SCTS may pay to each of the following persons such sums as it may determine in respect of expenses reasonably incurred by the person in the performance of, or in connection with, the person’s duties—

(a) persons nominated under paragraph 7A of this Schedule,

(b) persons appointed under paragraph 10 of this Schedule.

(4) The SCTS may—

(a) determine the circumstances in which sums may be paid, and

(b) determine different circumstances for different persons.

(5) Expenditure incurred by the Land Court in the performance of its functions may be paid by the Scottish Ministers.”.