Amendment of the Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules 19912.

(1)

The Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) 19912 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2)

In rule 8 (application for commission as sheriff officer)3—

(a)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

in subparagraph (d) omit “and”; and

(ii)

after subparagraph (e) insert “; and (f) an enhanced criminal record certificate issued by the Scottish Ministers under section 113B of the Police Act 19974 no more than three months earlier than the date on which the application under paragraph (1) is made.”;

(b)

in paragraph (3) for “in such newspapers circulating in the sheriffdom as the sheriff principal shall require” substitute “for a period of no less than 28 days on the website of the Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers”.

(3)

In schedule 1 (forms) in the heading of Form 3 omit the words “IN NEWSPAPER”.