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.