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.