Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 14 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 June 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)An individual is qualified for appointment to a judicial office mentioned in subsection (2) if the individual—
(a)immediately before the appointment, held any other judicial office specified in that subsection, or
(b)at the time of appointment—
(i)is legally qualified, and
(ii)has been so qualified throughout the period of 10 years immediately preceding the appointment.
(2)The judicial offices are—
(a)sheriff principal,
(b)sheriff,
(c)summary sheriff,
(d)part-time sheriff,
(e)part-time summary sheriff.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (1), an individual is legally qualified if the individual is a solicitor or an advocate.
Commencement Information
I1S. 14 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.
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