Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18)

PART 2 S THE SHERIFF APPEAL COURT

CHAPTER 1 S ESTABLISHMENT AND ROLE

48 Status of decisions of the Sheriff Appeal Court in precedent S

(1) A decision of the Sheriff Appeal Court on the interpretation or application of the law is binding—

(a) in proceedings before a sheriff anywhere in Scotland,

(b) in proceedings before a justice of the peace court anywhere in Scotland,

(c) in proceedings before the Sheriff Appeal Court, except in a case where the Court hearing the proceedings is constituted by a greater number of Appeal Sheriffs than those constituting the Court which made the decision.

(2) In subsection (1)(a), the reference to proceedings before a sheriff includes, in the case of criminal proceedings, a reference to solemn proceedings before a sheriff and jury.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 48 in force at 22.9.2015 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2015/247, art. 2, Sch.

I2 S. 48 in force at 1.1.2016 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2015/378, art. 2, Sch.