Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill [AS INTRODUCED] An Act of the Scottish Parliament to amend the Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland Act 1871 in order to abolish the offices of librarian and fiscal; to rename the Widows’ Fund as the Dependents’ Fund and to make further provision as regards persons entitled to the benefit of that fund; to make new provision for members of the Society to resign; and to give the Society new 5 powers including to close the Dependents’ Fund completely or close it to new members, to create new categories of membership, or to wind up the Society; and for connected purposes. 1 Amendment of the 1871 Act (1) The Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland Act 1871 (in this Act referred to as “the 1871 Act”) is amended as follows. 10 (2) In section 2 (interpretation of terms), the existing provisions become subsection (1) of the section and after that subsection insert— “(2) With all necessary modifications, this Act applies in respect of— (a) a widower or surviving civil partner as it applies in respect of a widow; and 15 (b) a civil partnership as it applies in respect of a marriage.”. (3) In section 8(1) (office-bearers), the words “, librarian, fiscal” are repealed. (4) In section 29 (termination of membership)— (a) in subsection (1)(a), the words “on a report by the fiscal of the Society, or” are repealed, 20 (b) in subsection (1)(b), for the words “widows’ fund”, in both places in which they occur, substitute “Dependents’ Fund”, (c) after subsection (1), insert— “(1A) A member may...