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The nationalists might be scared in case the regiment comes back to haunt them, à la Culloden. The nationalists, like the Greens and the SSP, would have no need of any British Army regiment, so we will take no lectures from them.
However, with the exception of the power to seize a vehicle, sheriff officers have those powers just now, mostly in relation to civil cases, do they not?
A former superior would be placed in a disadvantageous position compared to a seller who had imposed a burden in an ordinary disposition, and who would be likely to be able to enforce that burden beyond 50 m.
The stories exist, but that group is inherently difficult to manage. Nevertheless, many countries comparable to Scotland across Europe and the world seem to manage.
There is a balance and that balance has been struck in the instrument. There are comparable regulations for judges under the Scotland Act 1998 and for full-time sheriffs under the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971.