Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

15Disqualification from practice, etc.S
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(1)An individual holding a judicial office mentioned in subsection (2) must not, for so long as the individual holds the office—

(a)engage, whether directly or indirectly, in practice as a solicitor or advocate or in any other business,

(b)be in partnership with, or employed by, a person so engaged, or

(c)act as agent for a person so engaged.

(2)The judicial offices are—

(a)sheriff principal,

(b)sheriff,

(c)summary sheriff.

(3)A part-time sheriff, or a part-time summary sheriff, who is a solicitor in practice must not carry out any function as a part-time sheriff or, as the case may be, a part-time summary sheriff in a sheriff court district in which his or her place of business as such solicitor is situated.

Commencement Information

I1S. 15 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.