Prospective

Part 7 S Sexual Offences Court

Chapter 1 S Establishment, jurisdiction and Judges of the Sexual Offences Court

Judges of the Sexual Offences Court S

72 Judges of the Sexual Offences Court: Lord Commissioners of Justiciary and temporary judges S

(1) Each person who—

(a) holds a relevant high judicial office, and

(b) has completed an approved course of training on trauma-informed practice in sexual offence cases,

also holds office as a Judge of the Sexual Offences Court.

(2) A person holding a relevant high judicial office ceases to hold office as a Judge of the Sexual Offences Court if they cease to hold the relevant judicial office.

(3) If a person holding a relevant high judicial office is suspended from that office for any period they are also suspended from office as a Judge of the Sexual Offences Court for the same period.

(4) In this section, “relevant high judicial office” means—

(a) Lord Commissioner of Justiciary,

(b) temporary judge.

(5) In this section and in section 74, “approved course of training” means a training course which is approved by the Lord Justice General for the purpose of appointment to the office of Judge of the Sexual Offences Court.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 72 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 116(2)