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.