64.Section 11 of the 1971 Act provides that the Scottish Ministers may appoint temporary sheriffs principal where a vacancy occurs in the office of sheriff principal and the appointment of a temporary replacement would be expedient. This section amends section 11 to provide that such appointments are made by the Scottish Ministers at the request of the Lord President.
The Act Part 2 – the Judiciary Sheriffs principal, sheriffs and part-time sheriffs Section 24 – Appointment of temporary sheriffs principal