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11After section 10 of the 1995 Act there is inserted—
(1)A sheriff has jurisdiction for any cases which come before the sheriff by virtue of—
(a)section 34A or 83 of this Act; or
(b)section 137A, 137B, 137C or 137D of this Act.
(2)A procurator fiscal for a sheriff court district shall have—
(a)power to prosecute in any cases which come before a sheriff of that district by virtue of a provision mentioned in subsection (1) above; and
(b)the like powers in relation to such cases as he has for the purposes of criminal proceedings which otherwise come before that sheriff.
(3)Subsections (1) and (2) above, and the provisions mentioned in subsection (1) above, are without prejudice to sections 4, 9 and 10 of this Act.”.
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