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1 The Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927 is amended as follows. 2 In section 1(2) (appointment etc. of procurator fiscal), “with the consent of the Treasury” is omitted. 3 In section 2 (appointment of sheriff clerk and procurator fiscal deputes), “with the consent of the Treasury as to numbers and salaries” is omitted. 4 In section 3 (whole-time sheriff clerks and procurators fiscal and deputes), “and in either case with the consent of the Treasury” is omitted. 5 In section 5 (whole-time clerks), “with the consent of the Treasury as to numbers and salaries” is omitted. 6 In section 12 (prosecutions at instance of procurator fiscal), “after consultation with the Treasury” is omitted.