(1)The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service must appoint a person holding office as a sheriff clerk also to hold the office of Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court.
(2)A person’s appointment as Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court does not affect the person’s appointment as a sheriff clerk.
(3)A person holding office as Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court ceases to hold that office if the person ceases to hold office as a sheriff clerk.
(4)Otherwise, a person’s appointment as Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal court—
(a)lasts for such period, and
(b)is on such other terms and conditions,
as the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service may determine.
(5)In this section, “sheriff clerk” does not include sheriff clerk depute.