http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/112/madeThe Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Amendment Regulations 2020enKing's Printer for Scotland2020-04-01SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE These Regulations amend the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”), which set out the procedure for the selection and nomination for appointment of members of the Scottish Court and Tribunal Service (“the SCTS”). The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Amendment Regulations 2020 2020 No. 112 Scottish Courts And Tribunals Service The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Amendment Regulations 2020 Made 1st April 2020 Coming into force 27th April 2020

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 3(2) and (3) of schedule 3 of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with paragraph 3(4) of schedule 3 of that Act the Scottish Ministers have consulted the Lord President of the Court of Session.

 In accordance with section 71(4) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament. Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Amendment Regulations 2020 and come into force on 27 April 2020. Amendment to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Regulations 2015 2 In regulation 2(3)(a) of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Regulations 2015 (Selection for appointment), after “sheriffs” insert “and summary sheriffs”. HUMZA YOUSAF A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
1st April 2020 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”), which set out the procedure for the selection and nomination for appointment of members of the Scottish Court and Tribunal Service (“the SCTS”).

By virtue of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Judicial Members) Amendment Order 2020, summary sheriffs may now be appointed as members of the SCTS. These Regulations amend the 2015 Regulations to provide that summary sheriffs are to be notified of relevant vacancies for members of the SCTS.

 2008 asp 6. Schedule 3 was relevantly amended by paragraph 1(1), (2), (6) and (12) of schedule 4 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18). S.S.I. 2015/53.