1. This Order may be cited as the District Courts and Justices of the Peace (Scotland) Order 2007 and comes into force on 10th December 2007.
2.—(1) In this Order–
“the 1975 Act” means the District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975(1);
“the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(2);
“the 2007 Act” means the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007;
“investigation” means an investigation carried out in terms of section 71(6) of the 2007 Act;
“JAC” means a Justices' Appraisal Committee established in accordance with the Justices of the Peace (Scotland) Order 2007(3);
“Lord President” means the Lord President of the Court of Session;
“sheriff principal” means the sheriff principal for the sheriffdom for which the JP is appointed; and
“tribunal” means a tribunal constituted under section 71 of the 2007 Act.
(2) For the purposes of articles 6 to 14 of this Order, “JP” means a justice of the peace appointed under section 67 of the 2007 Act who is the subject of an investigation.