SCHEDULE 2

APPEAL SHERIFFS: TEMPORARY PROVISION

Appointment of Senators of the College of Justice to act as Appeal Sheriffs
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1
The Lord President of the Court of Session may appoint persons holding the office of Senator of the College of Justice to act as Appeal Sheriffs for the transitional period.
2
The Lord President may appoint as many persons under sub-paragraph (1) as the Lord President considers necessary for the purposes of the Sheriff Appeal Court during the transitional period.
3
A person may be appointed under sub-paragraph (1) only if the person has held office as a Senator of the College of Justice for at least one year.
4
The appointment of a Senator of the College of Justice to act as an Appeal Sheriff does not affect the Senator's appointment as a Senator and the Senator may accordingly continue to act in that capacity.
5
A person appointed under sub-paragraph (1) is to be treated for all purposes (other than for the purposes of the enactments specified in sub-paragraph (6)) as an Appeal Sheriff and may exercise the jurisdiction and powers that attach to the office of Appeal Sheriff.
6
The enactments referred to in sub-paragraph (5) are—
a
sections 50 and 51,
b
section 304(2)(c)(zi) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.
Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2015 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.
Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 22.9.2015 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2015/247, art. 2, Sch.