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At the Scottish Reformation in 1560, the system of consistorial courts where bishops exercised their civil jurisdiction over executry and matrimonial cases broke down. This led to such confusion that Commissary Courts were re-established between 1564 and 1566. The Commissary Court of Edinburgh was the principal court.
The Service was first established as the Scottish Courts Administration in 1995, as an executive agency of the Scottish Office. It was later renamed Scottish Court Service. In 1999, the Service became an agency of the Scottish Government after responsibility of the courts and judiciary of Scotland were transferred under devolution.
Administration for the courts is provided by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government. The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service is operationally independent of the Scottish Ministers, and is governed by a corporate board chaired by the Lord President, and with a majority of judicial members.
A sheriff officer is an officer of the Scottish sheriff court, responsible for serving documents and enforcing court orders.Messengers-at-arms and sheriff officers are employed by private businesses and charge fees that are set by Act of Sederunt.
The Scottish Court Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009 No. 303) The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009 No. 304) The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009 No. 305)
A messenger-at-arms is an officer of the Scottish Court of Session, responsible for serving documents and enforcing court orders throughout Scotland. Messengers-at-arms must have a commission as a sheriff officer although, unlike sheriff officers, the jurisdiction of a messenger-at-arms is not limited to the area for which they have a ...
The Scottish Government began consulting on how to ensure judicial independence in 2006 and the consultation resulted in the Lord President being recognised as the head of the Scottish judiciary, the transfer of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service to judicial control, and the statutory basis for the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.
Criminal cases are prosecuted by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. and the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service. [1] Scotland's supreme criminal court is the High Court of Justiciary. [2] The Court of Session is the supreme Scottish civil court [3] but UK-wide courts can review decisions of great public or constitutional importance.