(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)
This Act of Sederunt amends the Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officer Rules 1991 (S.I. 1991/1397).
Paragraph 2(2)(a) inserts a new requirement into rule 8(2) that an application for commission as a sheriff officer be accompanied by an enhanced criminal record certificate which is no more than three months old at the date of the application.
Paragraph 2(2)(b) replaces the requirement in rule 8(3) that an application be advertised in newspapers with a requirement that the application be advertised for a period of no less than 28 days on the website of the Society of Messenger-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers.
Paragraph 2(3) makes an amendment to the heading in Form 3 in schedule 1 of the Act of Sederunt to reflect the fact the advertisement will no longer appear in newspapers.