Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

57Sittings of the Sheriff Appeal Court
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(1)Sittings of the Sheriff Appeal Court may be held at any place in Scotland designated by virtue of this Act for the holding of sheriff courts.

(2)More than one sitting of the Court may take place at the same time, and at different places.

(3)The President of the Sheriff Appeal Court may by order prescribe—

(a)the number of sittings of the Court that are to be held at each place at which they may be held,

(b)the days on which, and the times at which, those sittings are to be held, and

(c)the descriptions of business to be disposed of at those sittings.

(4)The President must publish notice of the matters prescribed by an order under subsection (3) in such manner as the President thinks appropriate in order to bring those matters to the attention of persons having an interest in them.

(5)Subsection (3) is subject to section 2(2)(a) and (2A) of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008.