Re-employment of former sheriffs principal in the Sheriff Appeal Court5.

(1)

Section 51(1) of the Act (re-employment of former Appeal Sheriffs) has effect as if the reference in it to a qualifying former Appeal Sheriff included a reference to a qualifying former sheriff principal.

(2)

For that purpose, a “qualifying former sheriff principal” is an individual who—

(a)

prior to the commencement of section 49(1) of the Act—

(i)

held office as a sheriff principal; and

(ii)

ceased to hold that office other than by virtue of an order under section 12E of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (removal from office)2; and

(b)

has not reached the age of 75.