Appointment of sheriff officer
An application by a person for a commission as a sheriff officer in a particular sheriffdom or a particular district of a sheriffdom shall be by initial writ in a summary application to the sheriff principal in such sheriff court as the sheriff principal shall direct and shall be signed by the applicant or his solicitor.
Where the sheriff principal is satisfied that the applicant is suitably qualified and is a fit and proper person to be a sheriff officer, they may grant the applicant a commission as a sheriff officer in their sheriffdom or an individual sheriff court within that sheriffdom.