(1)Without prejudice to any other power to indict crimes in the sheriff court, it shall be lawful to indict in the sheriff court persons accused of any of the following crimes:—
(a)the crime of uttering a forged document;
(b)the crime of robbery;
(c)the crime of wilful fire-raising ;
(d)any of the crimes of going armed by night for the destruction of game.
(2)Any offence described in any statute as a " misdemeanour " or a " crime and offence " may be tried in the sheriff court either on indictment or summarily.