The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Regulations 2015
These Regulations set out the procedure for the selection and nomination for appointment of members of the Scottish Court and Tribunal Service (“the SCTS”; the name of the body was changed from the Scottish Courts Service by section 130(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”)). In terms of paragraph 3 of schedule 3 to the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”) it is for the Lord President to appoint the members of the SCTS and for the Scottish Ministers, by regulations, to prescribe the procedure for nomination or selection for appointment.