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Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025
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Judiciary and Courts Scotland Act 2008
2(1)The Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 2, subsection (2A), after “President of the Sheriff Appeal Court”, insert “or the President of the Sexual Offences Court,”.
(3)In section 2, subsection (6), after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba)the Sexual Offences Court,”.
(4)In section 34, subsection (1), after “judicial office holder” insert “(other than a Judge of the Sexual Offences Court)”.
(5)In section 35, after subsection (2), insert—
“(2A)Where the person holds office as a Judge of the Sexual Offences Court in addition to a judicial office to which this section applies, reference in subsection (1) to inability, neglect of duty or misbehaviour includes any such inability, neglect of duty or misbehaviour relating to the office of Judge of the Sexual Offences Court.”.
(6)In section 43, subsection (2), after paragraph (ca), insert—
“(cb)the office of Judge of the Sexual Offences Court,”.
(7)In section 62, subsection (1), after paragraph (b), insert—
“(bza)the President of the Sexual Offences Court in the carrying out of functions under section 78 of the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025,”.
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