In this Act—
“the 1971 Act” means the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58),
“the Inner House” means the Inner House of the Court of Session,
“the Lord President” means the Lord President of the Court of Session,
“office of part-time sheriff” means an appointment under section 11A, or a reappointment under section 11B(5) or (7), of the 1971 Act, and references to suspension from that office are to be construed accordingly,
“office of temporary judge” means an appointment under section 35(3) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40), and references to removal or suspension from that office are to be construed accordingly,
“office of temporary sheriff principal” means an appointment under section 11(1) or (1A) of the 1971 Act, and references to suspension from that office are to be construed accordingly.