(1)Any offence described in any statute as a " misdemeanour " or a " crime and offence " may be tried in the sheriff court either on indictment or summarily and, if tried summarily, the imprisonment competent on conviction shall, without prejudice to any wider powers conferred by statute, not exceed three months.
(2)It is hereby declared that it is competent to prosecute summarily in the sheriff court the crime of uttering a forged document.
(3)It is hereby declared that it is competent to prosecute summarily in the sheriff court crimes of robbery and assault with intent to rob.