The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2016 No. 13 (C. 2)

Justice of the peace courts: summary criminal jurisdiction and powers where proceedings heard by a stipendiary magistrate

3.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies to proceedings in a JP court—

(a) heard to any extent by a stipendiary magistrate; and

(b) in which sentence has not been pronounced before 1st April 2016.

(2) A JP court when constituted by a summary sheriff has, in addition to the jurisdiction and powers the court has otherwise, the summary criminal jurisdiction and powers of a sheriff.