5.—(1) Paragraph 2 of this Act of Adjournal shall apply only to solemn proceedings in which a preliminary hearing, in terms of section 72 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, was fixed after the date on which this Act of Adjournal comes into force.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 4 of this Act of Adjournal, where a court is considering any procedural matter in consequence of the coming into force of Part 4 of the Scotland Act 2012(1) or this Act of Adjournal it may, subject to the provisions of the Scotland Act 2012 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2013(2), make such orders as it thinks just and equitable in the circumstances in order to determine the compatibility issue or devolution issue.
c.11, Part 4 was commenced by S.I. 2013/6 (c.1).
S.I. 2013/7 (s.1).