Part 3Enforcement

Judicial officers' professional association

63Judicial officers' professional association

1

The Scottish Ministers, by regulations—

a

must designate an association as the professional association for judicial officers; and

b

may make provision in relation to the functions, constitution and procedures of the professional association.

2

The Scottish Ministers may not make regulations under subsection (1) above without first consulting—

a

the Commission;

b

representatives of the professional association or, as the case may be, proposed professional association; and

c

such other bodies or persons who appear to the Scottish Ministers to have an interest.

3

A person may not hold a commission as a judicial officer unless that person is a member of the professional association.