Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 2013 (asp 3)

PART 1 S Scottish Civil Justice Council

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 1: power to apply conferred (1.4.2015) by Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 10), ss. 65(2), 66(2), 83(2) (with Sch. 9 para. 8); S.S.I. 2015/116, art. 2

Operation S

11 Chairing of the Council S

(1) It is for the Lord President to determine who is to be chair of the Council.

(2) The only persons who may be chair are—

(a) the Lord President (but see also section 12(5)), or

(b) a judicial member holding the office of judge of the Court of Session.

(3) A person ceases to be chair when—

(a) if applicable, the judicial member ceases to be a member of the Council, or

(b) the Lord President determines that someone else is to be chair under subsection (1).

(4) Members of the Council must elect a member to act as deputy to the chair.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 11 in force at 28.5.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/124, art. 2 (with art. 3)