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(1)Every person who shall be appointed to the office of one of the senators of the College of Justice in Scotland shall, by virtue of such appointment, be a Lord Commissioner of Justiciary in Scotland.
(2)If any difference shall arise as to the rotation of judges in the High Court, the same shall be determined by the Lord Justice General [F1whom failing by the Lord Justice Clerk].
(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
(4)The Lord Justice General, Lord Justice Clerk, or any Lord Commissioner of Justiciary may preside alone at the trial of any panel before the High Court, and when so presiding shall constitute a quorum of the High Court:
Provided that in any trial of difficulty or importance . . . F3 it shall be competent for two or more judges in the High Court to preside [F4for the whole or any part of the trial].
Textual Amendments
F1Words added by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 41, SIF 39:1), ss. 47(4)(a), 70(1), Sch. 1 para. 6
F2S. 113(3) repealed by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 41, SIF 39:1), ss. 47(4)(a), 70(2), Sch. 2
F3Words which were inserted by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 62, SIF 39:1), Sch. 6 para. 1, Sch. 7 para. 32 are now repealed by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 41, SIF 39:1), ss. 47(4)(a), 70(2), Sch. 2
F4Words inserted by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 62, SIF 39:1), Sch. 6 para. 1, Sch. 7 para. 32
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