The Intermediate Diets (Scotland) Order 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/616
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Intermediate Diets (Scotland) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

Section 2 Citation, commencement and interpretation

In this Order—

“the 1995 Act ” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995; and

“commission area” has the same meaning as in section 26(1) of the District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975 .

Section 3 Prescription of Courts and commencement of proceedings

The sheriff court for each sheriff court district specified in Schedule 1 to this Order is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 148(7) of the 1995 Act (intermediate diet) in relation to proceedings commenced after 31st March 1996.

Section 4 Prescription of Courts and commencement of proceedings

The district court for each commission area specified in Schedule 2 to this Order is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 148(7) of the 1995 Act in relation to proceedings commenced after 31st March 1996.

Section 5 Prescription of Courts and commencement of proceedings

The sheriff court for the sheriff court district of Linlithgow is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 148(7) of the 1995 Act in relation to proceedings commenced after 30th September 1996.

Section 6 Prescription of Courts and commencement of proceedings

The district courts for the commission areas of City of Glasgow and South Lanarkshire are hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 148(7) of the 1995 Act in relation to proceedings commenced after 31st March 1997.