SCHEDULE 1The Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
The judicial and legal members
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1
The judicial members comprise—
a
F4two persons, each holding the office of judge of the Court of Session (other than the Lord President and the Lord Justice Clerk),
b
one person holding the office of sheriff principal, F2...
c
one person holding the office of sheriff F3, and
d
one person holding the position of Chamber President or of Vice-President within the Scottish Tribunals.
2
The legal members comprise—
a
one advocate practising as such in Scotland, F5...
b
one solicitor practising as such in Scotland F6, and
c
one person who may be either—
i
an advocate practising as such in Scotland, or
ii
a solicitor practising as such in Scotland.
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Each of the descriptions of members mentioned—
a
in sub-paragraph (1) is referred to in this schedule as a “judicial membership category”, and
b
in sub-paragraph (2) is referred to in this schedule as a “legal membership category”.
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The Scottish Ministers may by order modify sub-paragraph (1) or (2).
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However, an order under sub-paragraph (4) may not remove any judicial or legal membership category other than one added by such an order.
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For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(d)—
“ Scottish Tribunals ” is to be construed in accordance with the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014,
“ Chamber President ” means Chamber President in the First-tier Tribunal as referred to in that Act and “ Vice-President ” means Vice-President of the Upper Tribunal as referred to in that Act.