District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975

The [1892 c. 55.] Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892

7 In sections 120, 290, 333, 382, 405, 409, 410, 435, 438, 448, 453 and 467, and paragraphs (4), (5), (11), (17), (18), (20), (21), (22) and (24) of Schedule 5, for any reference to a magistrate there shall be substituted a reference to a district court.

8 In section 272 (regulations as to omnibuses etc.), for the words " islands or district council" (where second occurring) there shall be substituted the words " district court ".

9 In section 326 (penalty for obstruction of workmen), for the words " magistrates, or any of them " there shall be substituted the words " district court or a justice of the peace ".

10 In section 380(6) (penalties), for the word " magistrates " there shall be substituted the words " islands or district council ".

11 In section 402 (unlicensed theatres may be entered), for the words " Any magistrate " and the words " the magistrates " there shall be substituted the words " a district court ".

12 In section 403 (suppression of brothels), for the words " The magistrate " there shall be substituted the words " A district court ", for the words " the magistrate " there shall be substituted the words " the court " and for the words " two magistrates " there shall be substituted the words " district court ".

13 In section 404 (house for entertainments being a nuisance), for the words " The magistrates " and " two magistrates " there shall be substituted respectively the words " A district court " and " a district court ".

14 In section 412 (goods found to be reported to police office), for the word " magistrate " (wherever occurring) there shall be substituted the words " district court ".

15 In section 413 (stolen goods to be delivered up to owner), for the word " magistrate" (wherever occurring) there shall be substituted the words " district court ", for the word " he " there shall be substituted the words " the court ", and for the word "magistrate's" there shall be substituted the words " district court's ".

16 In section 415 (unclaimed property to be disposed of), for the word " magistrate " (wherever occurring) there shall be substituted the words " district court ".

17 In section 436 (brokers to produce articles and books on demand), for the word " magistrate " (except where first occurring) there shall be substituted the words " district court ".

18 In section 439 (defacer of stolen goods to be held to be resetter), for the word " magistrate " there shall be substituted the words " district court ".

19 In section 465 (previous convictions may be proved), for the words " the magistrate" (where first occurring) there shall be substituted the words " any court of summary jurisdiction ", for the word " magistrate " (where second occurring) there shall be substituted the word " court ", and for the word " he" there shall be substituted the words " the court ".

20 In section 468 (horse etc. of persons arrested may be secured), for the words " any two magistrates " there shall be substituted the words " the district court ".

21 In section 470 (watchman may be placed in charge of shops left open), for the words " the magistrate " (where first occurring) there shall be substituted the words " any court of summary jurisdiction ", and for the word " magistrate " (where second occurring) there shall be substituted the word " court ".

22 In section 484 (signing of convictions and warrants), for the word " magistrate " there shall be substituted the words " justice of the peace ".

23 In section 491 (deposits as security for appearances), for the word " magistrate" (wherever occurring) there shall be substituted the words " district court ", and for the words from " clerk " onwards there shall be substituted the words " local authority concerned ".

24 In section 511 (forms when recovering civil debt), for the word " magistrate " (where first and second occurring) there shall be substituted the words " district court ", and for the word " magistrate " (where last occurring) there shall be substituted the words " justice of the peace ".