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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Scottish Statutory Instrument: The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Amendment Regulations 2020 No. 112
Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 71(4) of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments
Scottish Courts And Tribunals Service
Made
2020
Coming into force
27th April 2020
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 3(2) and (3) of schedule 3 of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with paragraph 3(4) of schedule 3 of that Act the Scottish Ministers have consulted the Lord President of the Court of Session.
In accordance with section 71(4) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Amendment Regulations 2020 and come into force on 27 April 2020.
2. In regulation 2(3)(a) of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Regulations 2015(2) (Selection for appointment), after “sheriffs” insert “and summary sheriffs”.
Name
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
Date
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”), which set out the procedure for the selection and nomination for appointment of members of the Scottish Court and Tribunal Service (“the SCTS”).
By virtue of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Judicial Members) Amendment Order 2020, summary sheriffs may now be appointed as members of the SCTS. These Regulations amend the 2015 Regulations to provide that summary sheriffs are to be notified of relevant vacancies for members of the SCTS.
2008 asp 6. Schedule 3 was relevantly amended by paragraph 1(1), (2), (6) and (12) of schedule 4 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18).
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