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I113Jurisdiction in relation to inquiries
1
Inquiry proceedings may be held in a sheriffdom whether or not there is a connection between the death, or any accident resulting in the death, to which the inquiry relates and the sheriffdom, and a sheriff of the sheriffdom accordingly has jurisdiction in relation to the proceedings.
2
The Lord Advocate is, after consulting the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, to choose the sheriffdom in which proceedings are to be held.
3
But the sheriff may make an order transferring the proceedings to a sheriff of another sheriffdom.
4
The sheriff may make an order under subsection (3) only—
a
after giving the procurator fiscal and the participants in the inquiry an opportunity to make representations about the proposed transfer, and
b
with the consent of—
i
the sheriff principal of the sheriffdom of which the sheriff is a sheriff, and
ii
the sheriff principal of the sheriffdom to which the sheriff proposes to transfer the proceedings.
5
The sheriff may make such an order—
a
on the sheriff's own initiative, or
b
on the application of the procurator fiscal or a participant in the inquiry.