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Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014

Commentary on Sections

Part 1 – The Scottish Tribunals

Establishment and Leadership

Section 2 – Head of the Tribunals

7.Section 2 designates the Lord President as the Head of the Scottish Tribunals. The Act confers a number of functions on the Lord President in this capacity. See, for example, section 4(2) (assigning a person to the office of the President of the Scottish Tribunals), section 6 (representation of interests), section 7 (business arrangements), section 33(assignment policy) and section 34 (training and review).

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