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CHAPTER 1 SHERIFFDOMS, SHERIFF COURT DISTRICTS AND SHERIFF COURTS
CHAPTER 2 JUDICIARY OF THE SHERIFFDOMS
CHAPTER 3 ORGANISATION OF BUSINESS
30.Power to authorise a sheriff principal to act in another sheriffdom
31.Power to direct a sheriff or summary sheriff to act in another sheriffdom
32.Power to re-allocate sheriffs principal, sheriffs and summary sheriffs between sheriffdoms
33.Allocation of sheriffs and summary sheriffs to sheriff court districts
CIVIL PROCEEDINGS, ETC. IN RELATION TO WHICH SUMMARY SHERIFF HAS COMPETENCE
TRANSFER OF SUMMARY CRIMINAL APPEAL JURISDICTION TO THE SHERIFF APPEAL COURT
1.The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 is amended as follows....
2.(1) Section 173 (quorum of court in relation to appeals)...
3.In section 174 (appeals relating to preliminary pleas), in each...
4.In section 175 (right of appeal), in each of subsections...
5.In section 176(4) (stated case: manner and time of appeal),...
6.(1) Section 177 (procedure where appellant in custody) is amended...
7.In section 178(2) (stated case: preparation of draft), for “High...
8.In section 179 (stated case: adjustment and signature), in each...
9.(1) Section 180 (leave to appeal against conviction etc.) is...
10.(1) Section 181 (stated case: directions by court) is amended...
11.(1) Section 182 (stated case: hearing of appeal) is amended...
12.In section 183 (stated case: disposal of appeal), in each...
13.In section 184 (abandonment of appeal), in each of subsections...
14.In section 185(10) (authorisation of new prosecution), for “High Court”...
15.(1) Section 186 (appeals against sentence only) is amended in...
16.(1) Section 187 (leave to appeal against sentence) is amended...
17.(1) Section 188 (setting aside conviction or sentence) is amended...
18.In section 189 (disposal of appeal against sentence), in each...
19.In section 190(1) (disposal of appeal where appellant not criminally...
20.In section 191 (appeal by suspension or advocation on ground...
21.In section 191A (time limit for lodging bills of advocation...
22.In section 191B (bill of advocation not competent in respect...
23.In section 192(2) (appeals: miscellaneous provisions), for “High Court” substitute...
24.In section 193A (suspension of certain sentences pending determination of...
26.In section 307 (interpretation), after the definition of “Clerk of...
PART 9 JUDGES OF THE COURT OF SESSION
PART 10 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS
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