Part 3Officers of court

Officers of court's professional association

63F1Officers of court's professional association

(1)

The Scottish Ministers, by regulations—

(a)

must designate an associationF2(in this Part, the “professional association”) as the professional association for F3officers of court; and

(b)

may make provision in relation to the functions, constitution and procedures of the professional association.

F4(1A)

Regulations under subsection (1) may require an officer of court to provide such information as the professional association reasonably considers necessary.

(2)

The Scottish Ministers may not make regulations under subsection (1) above without first consulting—

F5(a)

the Lord President of the Court of Session;

(aa)

each sheriff principal;

(b)

representatives of the professional association or, as the case may be, proposed professional association; and

(c)

such other bodies or persons who appear to the Scottish Ministers to have an interest.

(3)

A person may not hold a commission as F6an officer of court unless that person is a member of the professional association.