Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/46/part/IX/crossheading/general/2017-03-01
Timestamp: 2019-09-20 20:00:55
Document Index: 710062371

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 4']

Point in Time (01/03/2017)
Version Superseded: 06/04/2017
Point in time view as at 01/03/2017.
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Cross Heading: General is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 September 2019. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
C10S. 136 excluded (30.4.2012) by The Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers' Licensing) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1017), regs. 1(2), 71(2) (with regs. 73, 74)
C11S. 136 excluded (8.5.2012) by The Textile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1102), regs. 1, 7(4)
C12S. 136 excluded (18.12.2013) by Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 (asp 14), ss. 15(2), 36
C13S. 136 applied (1.7.2016) by Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10), ss. 32, 88(2) (with s. 37); S.S.I. 2016/130, art. 2, sch. (with arts. 5, 6)
[F8137ZA[F9Refixing diets: non-sitting days]S
F9S. 137ZA heading substituted (30.1.2012) by Act of Adjournal (Amendment of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995) (Refixing diets) 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/430), ss. 1(2), 2(5)
[F10137ZBRefixing diets: non-suitable daysS
F10S. 137ZB inserted (30.1.2012) by Act of Adjournal (Amendment of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995) (Refixing diets) 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/430), ss. 1(2), 2(4)
[F11137ATransfer of sheriff court summary proceedings within sheriffdomS
(1)Where [F12this subsection applies,] the prosecutor may apply to the sheriff for an order for the transfer of the proceedings to a sheriff court in any other district in that sheriffdom and for adjournment to a diet of that court.
[F13(1A)Subsection (1) above applies—
F11 Ss. 137A, 137B inserted (27.6.2003) by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7) , ss. 58(2) , 89 ; S.S.I. 2003/288 , art. 2 , Sch.
F12 Words in s. 137A(1) substituted (10.3.2008) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6) , ss. 22(1)(a) , 84 ; S.S.I. 2008/42 , art. 3 , Sch. (subject to arts. 4 - 6)
F13 S. 137A(1A) inserted (10.3.2008) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6) , ss. 22(1)(b) , 84 ; S.S.I. 2008/42 , art. 3 , Sch. (subject to arts. 4 - 6)
[F14(1)Where the sheriff clerk informs the prosecutor that, because of exceptional circumstances which could not reasonably have been foreseen, it is not practicable for the sheriff court or any other sheriff court in the sheriffdom to proceed with some or all of the summary cases due to call at a diet, the prosecutor shall as soon as practicable apply to the sheriff principal for an order for—
[F15(1A)Where this subsection applies, the prosecutor may apply to the sheriff for an order for—
[F16(2A)On an application under subsection (1A) or (1C) above, the sheriff is to make the order sought if—
[F17(4)On the application of the prosecutor, [F18the sheriff who has made an order under subsection (2A) above (or another sheriff of the same sheriffdom)] may, if a sheriff of the other sheriffdom mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection consents—
F14 S. 137B(1) substituted (10.3.2008) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6) , ss. 22(2)(a) , 84 ; S.S.I. 2008/42 , art. 3 , Sch.
F15 S. 137B(1A)-(1C) inserted (10.3.2008) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6) , ss. 22(2)(b) , 84 ; S.S.I. 2008/42 , art. 3 , Sch.
F16 S. 137B(2A) inserted (10.3.2008) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6) , ss. 22(2)(c) , 84 ; S.S.I. 2008/42 , art. 3 , Sch.
F17 S. 137B(4) added (10.3.2008) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6) , ss. 22(2)(d) , 84 ; S.S.I. 2008/42 , art. 3 , Sch.
F18 Words in s. 137B(4) substituted (28.3.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13) , s. 206(1) , sch. 7 para. 53 ; S.S.I. 2011/178 , art. 2 , sch.
[F19137CCustody cases: initiating proceedings outwith sheriffdomS
F19 Ss. 137C, 137D inserted (10.3.2008) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6) , ss. 22(3) , 84 ; S.S.I. 2008/42 , art. 3 , Sch. (subject to arts. 4 - 6)
[F20137CATransfer of JP court proceedings within sheriffdomS
F20 Ss. 137CA-137CC inserted (28.3.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13) , ss. 61 , 206(1) ; S.S.I. 2011/178 , art. 2 , sch.
[F19137DTransfer of JP court proceedings to the sheriff courtS
C89 S. 137D(1)(a) applied (10.12.2007) by The District Courts and Justices of the Peace (Scotland) Order 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/480) , art. 4(1)(b)