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Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 25 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 July 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

25Removal from officeS
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(1)The First Minister may remove an individual from the office of sheriff principal, sheriff, part-time sheriff, summary sheriff or part-time summary sheriff—

(a)if a tribunal constituted under section 21 reports to the First Minister that the individual is unfit to hold that office by reason of inability, neglect of duty or misbehaviour, and

(b)only after the First Minister has laid the report before the Scottish Parliament under section 24(2).

(2)The First Minister may remove a sheriff principal, sheriff or summary sheriff under subsection (1) only by order.

(3)Such an order is subject to the negative procedure.

Commencement Information

I1S. 25 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.

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