Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 6) 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/2081
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Act of Adjournal may be cited as the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No.6) 1997 and shall come into force on 1st September 1997.

(2) This Act of Adjournal shall be inserted in the Books of Adjournal.

Section 2 Amendment of the Criminal Procedure Rules

(1) The Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996 shall be amended in accordance with this Act of Adjournal.

(2) After Chapter 37 insert–

PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE KNIVES ACT 1997

(37A) An application to the sheriff under section 7(3) of the Knives Act 1997 (recovery order for delivery of property to applicant if it appears to court that he owns it) shall be made by petition in Form 37A.

(3) After Form 36.4B insert as Form 37A the form which is in the Schedule.

Section 1

That the petitioner is ( name ) and resides at ( address ).

Section 2

That on ( date ) the court in the case ( Procurator Fiscal ) against ( name and address ), accused, made an Order in terms of section 6 of the Knives Act 1997 forfeiting ( specify property forfeited ).

Section 3

That ( state facts relevant to application ).

MAY IT THEREFORE please your Lordship:

(1) to appoint intimation of this petition to be made to ( specify ).

(2) to appoint parties to be heard thereon on the earliest practicable date thereafter; and

(3) thereafter, on being duly satisfied, to make an order in terms of section 7(3) of the Knives Act 1997; and to do further or otherwise as Your Lordship shall deem proper.

ACCORDING TO JUSTICE, etc.

( Signed )

[Solicitor for petitioner]

( Address and telephone number of solicitor )