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(1)The Lord President of the Court of Session may, by direction, determine categories of sheriff court case that the Lord President considers to be suited to being dealt with by judicial officers that specialise in the category of case.
(2)The Lord President may determine categories of case under subsection (1) by reference to subject matter, value or such other criteria as the Lord President considers appropriate.
(3)The Lord President may issue different directions under subsection (1) in relation to different types of judicial officer.
(4)The Lord President may vary or revoke any direction made under subsection (1).
(5)In this section—
“judicial officer” means—
a sheriff,
a summary sheriff,
a part-time sheriff,
a part-time summary sheriff,
“sheriff court case” means any type of proceedings (whether civil or criminal) that may competently be brought in the sheriff court.
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