P ART 3 A UDITORS OF COURT 13 Auditors of court 15 (1) There is to continue to be— (a) an office of the Court of Session called the Auditor of the Court of Session, (b) an office of the Sheriff Appeal Court called the auditor of the Sheriff Appeal Court, (c) an office called the auditor of the sheriff court. 20 (2) In this Part, the holders of those offices are referred to as the “auditors of court”. (3) The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (“the SCTS”) has the function of appointing individuals to hold those offices. (4) A person’s appointment as an auditor of court— (a) lasts for such period, and 25 (b) is on such other terms and conditions, as the SCTS may determine. (5) The auditors of court are also members of the staff of the SCTS and, accordingly, a reference in any enactment to the staff of the SCTS includes, except where the context requires otherwise, a reference to the auditors of court. 30 (6) The Auditor of the Court of Session is to continue to be a member of the College of Justice. (7) The schedule modifies enactments in relation to the auditors of court. 13A Temporary Auditor of the Court of Session (1) Subsection (2) applies during any period when— 35 (a) the office of the Auditor of the Court of Session is vacant, or 8 Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill Part 3—Auditors of court (b) the holder of that office is for any reason unable to carry out the functions of the office. (2) The Lord President may appoint a person to act as the Auditor of the Court of Session during that period. 5 (3) A person appointed under subsection (2)— (a) is to be appointed on such terms and conditions as the Lord President determines, (b) while acting as the Auditor of the Court of Session, is to be treated for all purposes, other than those of sections 13(4), (5) and (6) and 15(1) and (5), as the Auditor of the Court of Session. 10 14 Auditors’ functions (1) An auditor of court— (a) is to tax such accounts...