Part 3The courts

Sheriff courts

I155Number, residence and deployment of sheriffs

1

Section 14 (number, residence and place of duties of sheriffs) of the 1971 Act is amended as follows.

2

Subsection (1) is repealed.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

for “Secretary of State” in the first place those words appear substitute “ Lord President of the Court of Session ”, and

b

for “Secretary of State” in the second place those words appear substitute “ Lord President ”.

4

In subsection (3), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Lord President ”.

5

In subsection (4)—

a

for the words “and after consultation with the Lord President of the Court of Session, the Secretary of State” substitute “ the Lord President ”, and

b

for “Secretary of State” in the second place those words appear substitute “ Lord President ”.