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16.—(1) In England and Wales or Northern Ireland the appropriate court for the purposes of regulations 14 and 15 is—
(a)the court in which proceedings have been brought for an offence under regulations 12(1) or (3);
(b)the court in which forfeiture proceedings have been brought under regulations 20 or 21; or
(c)in any other case a magistrates’ court in England and Wales or Northern Ireland.
(2) In Scotland—
(a)an application under regulations 14 and 15 may be made by summary application to the sheriff; and
(b)the sheriff is the appropriate court for the purposes of regulations 14 and 15.
(3) A person aggrieved by an order made by a magistrates’ court in England, Wales or Northern Ireland(1) pursuant to an application under regulations 14 or 15 , or by a decision of such a court not to make such an order, may appeal against that order or decision—
(a)in England and Wales, to the Crown Court;
(b)in Northern Ireland, to the county court.
In Scotland the making of, or refusal to make, an order by a sheriff is subject to appeal in accordance with sections 27 and 28 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 (c.51), as amended.
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