Summary Jurisdiction (Scotland) Act 1954

22 Service of complaints, etc., in and outwith Scotland

Any complaint, warrant, or other proceeding under this Act may without endorsation be served or executed at any place within Scotland by any officer of law, and such service or execution may be proved either by the oath in court of such officer or by production of his written execution. Service or execution out of Scotland shall be regulated by the Indictable Offences Act, 1848, the Indictable Offences Act Amendment Act. 1868, and the Summary Jurisdiction (Process) Act. 1881, and any warrant, order of court, or process to which those Acts apply may, if duly endorsed with a view to service or execution in Scotland, be so served or executed by any officer of law. The Indictable Offences Act, 1848, and the Indictable Offences Act Amendment Act, 1868, shall, for the purposes of this Act, apply to all offences which may be tried by the court issuing any competent warrant, order of court, or other process.