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(b) must have regard to the need for the judiciary to have the support necessary to enable them to carry out their functions.
(1) The Lord President is the Head of the Scottish Judiciary.
(ii) the review of such determinations.
(3) If, in carrying out the responsibility mentioned in subsection (2) (a) , the Lord President gives a direction of an administrative character to a sheriff principal, the sheriff principal must comply with the direction.
(4) In carrying out the responsibility for making and maintaining arrangements for training mentioned in subsection (2) (d) the Lord President must require any judicial office holder, or class of judicial office holder, to attend such training as the Lord President determines.
(5) References in this section to the Scottish judiciary are references to the judiciary of any court established under the law of Scotland (other than the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom).
(h) such other courts as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify.
(7) Before making an order under subsection (6) (h) , the Scottish Ministers must consult the Lord President.
F1 S. 2(2A) inserted (1.4.2015) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), s. 138(2), Sch. 5 para. 16(2)(a); S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.
F2 S. 2(6)(ea) inserted (1.4.2015) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), s. 138(2), Sch. 5 para. 16(2)(b); S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.
I1 S. 2 partly in force; s. 2 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 76; s. 2(1)(5)(6) in force for specified purposes and s. 2(2)(b)(c) in force at 1.6.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/192, art. 2, Sch.
I2 S. 2(1)(5)(6) in force at 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2(b), Sch.
I3 S. 2(2)(a)(d)(e) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2(b), Sch.
I4 S. 2(3)(4)(7) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2(b), Sch.
(1) The Lord President may delegate to a judicial office holder any function mentioned in subsection (2) of section 2 other than the functions mentioned in subsection (2) below.
(b) the function conferred by paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of that section.
I5 S. 3 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2(b), Sch.
(c) the Lord President is suspended.
(d) anything that falls to be done in relation to the Lord Justice Clerk falls to be done instead in relation to the senior judge of the Inner House.
(b) in such a case, the Lord President is to be regarded as incapacitated until the First Minister has received a declaration in writing signed by a majority of the total number of judges of the Inner House declaring that they are satisfied that the Lord President is no longer incapacitated.
(4) The judges of the Inner House making a declaration for the purposes of subsection (3) (a) or (b) must include the Lord Justice Clerk.
(b) is subject to section 7(4).
(6) The First Minister must send a copy of a declaration received under subsection (3) (a) or (b) to the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.
(7) The reference in subsection (2) (a) to functions of the Lord President does not include the function of participating in a panel established under section 19(2) in connection with a vacancy, or an expected vacancy, in the office of Lord Justice Clerk.
(c) the Lord Justice Clerk is suspended.
(b) anything that falls to be done in relation to the Lord Justice Clerk falls to be done instead in relation to the senior judge of the Inner House.
(b) in such a case, the Lord Justice Clerk is to be regarded as incapacitated until the First Minister has received a declaration in writing signed by a majority of the total number of judges in the Inner House declaring that they are satisfied that the Lord Justice Clerk is no longer incapacitated.
(4) The judges of the Inner House making a declaration for the purposes of subsection (3) (a) or (b) must include the Lord President.
(1) Subsection (2) applies during any period when both sections 4 and 5 apply.
(d) anything that falls to be done in relation to the Lord Justice Clerk falls to be done instead in relation to the second senior judge of the Inner House.
(ii) any office of judge of the Inner House which is vacant.
(b) the declarations state that this subsection applies.
(5) Nothing in this Chapter affects any remuneration payable to, or in respect of, the Lord President, the Lord Justice Clerk or any other judge of the Inner House.
(1) In this Chapter— “incapacitated”, in relation to the Lord President or the Lord Justice Clerk, means unable by reason of ill health to carry out the functions of the office concerned, and “suspended” means suspended from office under section 36.
(2) A reference in this Chapter to the senior judge, the second senior judge or the next senior judge of the Inner House is to be construed by reference to seniority of appointment to a Division of the Inner House.
(c) the functions of the office of Lord President includes the functions of the office of Lord Justice General.
(4) Where any other enactment makes provision for the carrying out of any function of the Lord President by the Lord Justice Clerk, this Act does not affect the operation of that enactment except in relation to any period during which section 4 applies.

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