The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions No. 2) Order 2015 No. 338

SCHEDULE 2 Establishment of the Sheriff Appeal Court

PART 1 Modification of primary legislation

Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

3.—(1) Section 4 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991(1) (destruction and disqualification orders) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (9)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “High Court of Justiciary” substitute “appropriate Appeal Court”; and

(b) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) In paragraph (a), “appropriate Appeal Court” means—

(i) in the case of an appeal against an order made following summary conviction, the Sheriff Appeal Court; and

(ii) in the case of an appeal against an order made following conviction on indictment, the High Court of Justiciary.”.

(1)

1991 c.65. Section 4 was amended by paragraph 2(3) of schedule 1 to the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 9).