Power to conduct proceedings before the sheriff principal and experience required
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4.—(1) The Principal Reporter is empowered to conduct proceedings before the sheriff principal which require to be conducted by virtue of the Act.
(2) The Principal Reporter is so empowered whether or not the Principal Reporter is an advocate or a solicitor.
(3) For the purposes of section 19(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed experience that must be acquired by the Principal Reporter before conducting such proceedings before the sheriff principal is the experience of having been the Principal Reporter for any period, or periods, amounting in total to a minimum of 2 years.
(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply where the Principal Reporter is an advocate or a solicitor.