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3.—(1) The Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971(1) is amended in accordance with this article.
(2) In section 11B(2) (limitation, termination etc. of appointment of part-time sheriffs)—
(a)for subsection (3), substitute—
“(3) A part-time sheriff’s appointment comes to an end when the part-time sheriff retires from office.”; and
(b)subsection (6)(b) is repealed.
(3) In section 14A (re-employment of retired sheriffs principal and sheriffs)—
(a)in subsection (1) for “or sheriff” substitute “, sheriff or part-time sheriff”; and
(b)after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) A “qualifying former part-time sheriff” is an individual who—
(a)ceased to hold that office other than—
(i)by virtue of an order under section 12E; or
(ii)by virtue of not being reappointed to the office on either of the grounds mentioned in section 11B(6)(c) and (d); or
(iii)by being appointed as a sheriff principal, and
(b)has not reached the age of 75.”.
Section 11B was inserted by the Bail, Judicial Appointments etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 9), section 7.
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