7(1)The Execution of Diligence (Scotland) Act 1926 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 2 (execution by registered letter)—
(a)in subsection (1)(b), for “sheriff officer” substitute “judicial officer”;
(b)in subsection (2)(b)—
(i)for the words from “sheriff officer”, where they first occur, to “situated” substitute “judicial officer”;
(ii)for “sheriff officer, or messenger-at-arms” substitute “judicial officer”; and
(iii)for “law agent enrolled in such sheriffdom” substitute “solicitor”;
(c)in subsection (2)(c), for “law agent, messenger-at-arms or sheriff officer” substitute “solicitor or judicial officer”; and
(d)in subsection (2)(g), for “rule 111” substitute “rule 6.1”.
(3)In section 3 (authorisation by sheriff to do diligence)—
(a)for “messenger-at-arms or sheriff officer”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “judicial officer”; and
(b)for “law agent” substitute “solicitor”.
(4)In section 6 (regulations, forms and fees), for “messengers-at-arms, sheriff officers” substitute “judicial officers”.