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DRAFT JUDICIARY (SCOTLAND) BILL
This section of the paper contains a draft Judiciary (Scotland) Bill. We would expect to add to this once the discussions with the judiciary on the governance of the Court Service have been concluded and, as we anticipate, further discussion on the detailed provisions to unify the judiciary under the Lord President has taken place.
Part 4 of the Bill contains provisions based on those passed by the Scottish Parliament in June 2006 under the emergency bill procedure. We said at that time that we would bring these provisions before the Parliament again for more reflective consideration than was possible under the emergency procedure. There was limited opportunity to consult on the provisions in the 2006 Act. We would therefore invite further comment on these provisions.
The explanatory notes that accompanied the 2006 Act are available on the website of the Office of Public Sector Information. 9
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