17Expenses
(1)The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service may pay to a judicial officer mentioned in subsection (3) such sums as it may determine in respect of expenses reasonably incurred by the officer in the performance of, or in connection with, the officer’s duties.
(2)The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service may—
(a)determine the circumstances in which such sums may be paid, and
(b)determine different circumstances for—
(i)different judicial officers, or
(ii)different descriptions of judicial officers.
(3)The judicial officers are—
(a)a sheriff principal,
(b)a sheriff,
(c)a summary sheriff,
(d)a temporary sheriff principal,
(e)a part-time sheriff,
(f)a part-time summary sheriff,
(g)individuals appointed to act as a sheriff or summary sheriff under section 12(1).