(1)Section 10 (ministerial powers to authorise sheriff principal or direct sheriff to act in another sheriffdom) of the 1971 Act is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)for “Scottish Ministers” in the first place those words appear substitute “Lord President of the Court of Session”,
(b)the words “to them” are repealed, and
(c)for “Scottish Ministers otherwise decide” substitute “Lord President otherwise decides”.
(3)In subsection (1A)—
(a)for “Scottish Ministers” in the first place those words appear substitute “Lord President”, and
(b)for “Scottish Ministers otherwise decide” substitute “Lord President otherwise decides”.
(4)In subsection (2), for “Scottish Ministers”, in each place those words appear, substitute “Lord President”.