Part 3Enforcement

Scottish Civil Enforcement Commission

55Code of practice

(1)

The Commission—

(a)

must prepare and publish a code of practice in relation to the exercise of the functions of; and

(b)

may, subject to section 56(2)(a) of this Act, prepare and publish such a code in relation to the undertaking of activities by,

judicial officers.

(2)

The Commission may—

(a)

revise the whole or any part of a code published under this section; and

(b)

publish the revised code.

(3)

The Commission must send a copy of each code of practice published under this section to—

(a)

the Scottish Ministers; and

(b)

the association designated as the professional association for judicial officers under section 63(1) of this Act (in this Part, the “professional association”).

(4)

The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of a code of practice sent to them under subsection (3)(a) above before the Scottish Parliament.