17In relation to anything falling to be done in Scotland under Part I of this Schedule, for the words " an officer of the Society or a probation officer ", wherever they occur, there shall be substituted the words " an officer of the Society or any other person, including a probation officer in Scotland, authorised by the Society ".
18In relation to proceedings in Scotland, paragraph 5 of this Schedule shall have effect as if for the reference to a magistrates' court there were substituted a reference to the sheriff, and references in paragraphs 9 and 10 to the court and to a magistrates' court shall be construed accordingly ; in paragraph 8 the words " under the said section one " shall be omitted ; and the following shall be substituted for paragraphs 6 and 7:—
“6Proceedings for an order under paragraph 5 above shall be commenced by sworn information laid by or on behalf of the Prison Commissioners before a sheriff having jurisdiction in the area in which the supervising officer carries out his duties ; and upon any such information the sheriff may issue a warrant for the arrest of the person under supervision or may, if he thinks fit, instead of issuing such a warrant in the first instance, issue a citation requiring that person to appear before him at such time as may be specified in the citation.
7If the sheriff before whom a person appears or is brought under the last foregoing paragraph is satisfied that that person has failed to comply with any of the requirements of his supervision, the sheriff may make an order under the said paragraph 5 accordingly”.
19In any proceedings in Scotland, a certificate or notice which, under paragraph 12 or paragraph 13 of this Schedule, is evidence of any matter shall be sufficient evidence of that matter.
20Where an order is made by any court in Scotland under paragraph 5 or paragraph 10 of this Schedule sending back to prison a person under supervision, the court shall commit him to a prison in Scotland ; but the Secretary of State may, without application in that behalf, make at any time an order under section twenty-six of this Act transferring him to a prison in England.
21In relation to a person detained by virtue of an order under the said paragraph 5 or paragraph 10 in a prison in Scotland, paragraph 11 (and, if that person is released from such a prison under that paragraph, paragraph 2) of this Schedule shall have effect as if for references to the Prison Commissioners there were substituted references to the Secretary of State.
22In relation to anything falling to be done in Northern Ireland under Part I of this Schedule, any reference to a probation officer shall be construed as a reference to a probation officer in Northern Ireland.
23In relation to proceedings in Northern Ireland, paragraphs 5 to 10 of this Schedule shall have effect as if—
(a)for references to a magistrates' court there were substituted references to a court of summary jurisdiction ;
(b)for references to the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1952 (except references to section one of that Act) there were substituted references to the Summary Jurisdiction Acts (Northern Ireland); and
(c)for references to the said section one there were substituted references to section eleven of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851.
24Where an order is made by a court in Northern Ireland under paragraph 5 or paragraph 10 of this Schedule sending back to prison a person under supervision, the court shall commit him to a prison in Northern Ireland ; but the Minister of Home Affairs may, without application in that behalf, make at any time an order under section twenty-six of this Act transferring him to a prison in England.
25In relation to a person detained by virtue of an order under the said paragraph 5 or paragraph 10 in a prison in Northern Ireland, paragraph 11 (and, if that person is released from such a prison under that paragraph, paragraph 2) of this Schedule shall have effect as if for references to the Prison Commissioners there were substituted references to the Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland.
26Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such provision as appears to Her to be proper for the purposes of or in connection with the application of Part I of this Schedule to any of the Channel Islands or to the Isle of Man.
27In relation to anything falling to be done outside England and Wales, any reference to the Society in Part I of this Schedule shall (subject to any Order in Council under paragraph 26 of this Schedule) be construed as a reference to the Society within the meaning of paragraph 14 of this Schedule or such other society as may be designated for the purpose by the Secretary of State ; and different societies may be designated under this paragraph for different purposes of the said Part I, or for any purpose of that Part in its application to persons of different classes or in different circumstances.
28The enactments authorising warrants of arrest for criminal offences issued in any country to which this Schedule extends to be executed in any other such country shall apply to any warrant issued for the purposes of proceedings under Part I of this Schedule as they apply to such warrants as aforesaid.