Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985
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47 Transfer of sheriff clerks and procurators fiscal.
In section 1 of the Sheriff Clerks and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927 (appointment of sheriff clerk and procurator fiscal)—
(a) in subsection (3), after the words “foregoing subsections” there shall be inserted the words “ but subject to subsections (4) and (5) below ”; and
(b) after subsection (3) there shall be added the following subsections—
(4) The right vested—
(a) in the Secretary of State under subsection (1) above shall include the right to transfer the sheriff clerk of one sherif court district to an office, whether of sheriff clerk or (however styled) of sheriff clerk depute, in another sheriff court district;
(b) in the Lord Advocate under subsection (2) above shall include the right to transfer the procurator fiscal of one district to an office, whether of procurator fiscal or (however styled) of procurator fiscal depute, in another district,
where in the opinion of the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, of the Lord Advocate the transfer is for the purpose of securing efficient organisation and administration.
(5) It is hereby declared that, for the purposes of subsection (3) above, a transfer under subsection (4) above is not a removal from office.
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47 Transfer of sheriff clerks and procurators fiscal.
In section 1 of the Sheriff Clerks and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927 (appointment of sheriff clerk and procurator fiscal)—
(a) in subsection (3), after the words “foregoing subsections” there shall be inserted the words “ but subject to subsections (4) and (5) below ”; and
(b) after subsection (3) there shall be added the following subsections—
(4) The right vested—
(a) in the Secretary of State under subsection (1) above shall include the right to transfer the sheriff clerk of one sherif court district to an office, whether of sheriff clerk or (however styled) of sheriff clerk depute, in another sheriff court district;
(b) in the Lord Advocate under subsection (2) above shall include the right to transfer the procurator fiscal of one district to an office, whether of procurator fiscal or (however styled) of procurator fiscal depute, in another district,
where in the opinion of the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, of the Lord Advocate the transfer is for the purpose of securing efficient organisation and administration.
(5) It is hereby declared that, for the purposes of subsection (3) above, a transfer under subsection (4) above is not a removal from office.
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