Part 3Officers of court
Officers of court's professional association
F163ACode of practice
(1)
The professional association—
(a)
must prepare and publish a code of practice in relation to the functions of officers of court; and
(b)
may prepare and publish such a code in relation to the undertaking of activities by such officers.
(2)
The professional association may revise the whole or any part of a code published under this section.
(3)
Where a code or any part of a code is revised under subsection (2), the professional association—
(a)
in a case where the revision results in substantial changes, must publish the revised code;
(b)
in any other case, may publish the revised code.
(4)
The professional association must not publish a code of practice or a revised code of practice under this section without the prior approval of the Lord President of the Court of Session.
(5)
The professional association must send a copy of each code of practice published under this section to—
(a)
the Scottish Ministers;
(b)
the Lord President of the Court of Session;
(c)
each sheriff principal; and
(d)
each officer of court.