http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/90/introduction/madeThe Officers of Court’s Professional Association (Scotland) Regulations 2011Professional associationsenKing's Printer for Scotland2017-01-26COURT OF SESSIONSHERIFF COURT These Regulations provide for the designation of the Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers (“the Society”) as the professional association for the regime for supervising officers of court (messengers-at-arms and sheriff officers) (“officers”) under Part 5 of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 (“the 1987 Act”) and Part 3 of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007. 2011 No. 90 Court Of Session Sheriff Court The Officers of Court’s Professional Association (Scotland) Regulations 2011 Made 10th February 2011 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 14th February 2011 Coming into force 1st April 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections63(1) and (1A) and 224(2) of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

 In accordance with section 63(2) of that Act, they have consulted with the Lord President of the Court of Session, each sheriff principal, representatives of the proposed professional association and such other bodies or persons who appear to them to have an interest. 2007 asp3 (“the 2007 Act”). Section 63 was amended by the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) (“the 2010 Act”), section 13(b) and schedule 4, paragraph 15(1)(a), (b) and (d). Part 3 of the 2007 Act (“Officers of court”) was amended (and renamed) by paragraphs 9 to 33 of that schedule. Section 63(2) was amended by the 2010 Act, schedule 4, paragraph 15(1)(c).