Contents (2005 - 6)
Sheriff Act 2005 No 6
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions

Part 2 Sheriff’s functions

4 Sheriff’s functions
5 Delegation of Sheriff’s functions
6 Exercise of Sheriff’s functions by Sheriff’s alternate
7 Oath or affirmation of office

Part 3 Offences

8 Hindrance or obstruction of persons exercising Sheriff’s functions
9 Impersonation of sheriff’s officers
10 Wearing or possession of sheriff’s officer uniforms by others
11 Use of word “sheriff” in operating name
12 Consents for the purposes of section 11
13 Certificate of authority to be carried

Part 4 Miscellaneous

14 Process serving
15 Exclusion of liability
16 Regulations
17 Repeals, amendments and savings provisions
18 Abrogation of provisions of Charter of Justice
19 Review of Act

 Schedule 1 (Repealed)

 Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Historical notes