Judicial Factors (Scotland) Act 2025

Prospective

5Qualification for appointment as judicial factorS

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(1)A person may be appointed as a judicial factor only if the person is—

(a)an individual,

(b)of full legal capacity, and

(c)in the opinion of the court to which it falls to make the appointment, a suitable person to hold the office.

(2)A person domiciled outside of Scotland, who is appointed as a judicial factor under this Act, prorogates the jurisdiction of the Scottish courts by accepting the appointment.

Commencement Information

I1S. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 54(2)