Sheriff Court Districts (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1996/1005

1996 No. 1005 (S.108)

SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND

The Sheriff Court Districts (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996

Made 29th March 1996

Coming into force 1st April 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 and 43(1) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 19711and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

S-1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Sheriff Court Districts (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

(2) In column 3 of Schedule 1 to this Order—

“area” means the area of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 19942;

“ward” means an electoral ward specified by the Secretary of State in a direction made under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 for the purposes of the elections held under section 5(2) of that Act.

S-2 Alteration of boundaries of sheriff court districts

Alteration of boundaries of sheriff court districts

2.—(1) On 1st April 1996, the boundaries of the sheriff court districts of—

(a)

(a) Airdrie;

(b)

(b) Arbroath;

(c)

(c) Dundee;

(d)

(d) Forfar;

(e)

(e) Glasgow and Strathkelvin; and

(f)

(f) Perth,

shall be altered, but all other sheriff court districts existing immediately before that date shall continue in existence without alteration of their boundaries.

(2) In consequence of paragraph (1) above—

(a)

(a) the six sheriffdoms of Scotland (as specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order) shall continue to be divided into the sheriff court districts specified in column 2 of that Schedule;

(b)

(b) each of those districts shall on and after 1st April 1996 comprise the area specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite the name of the district in question; and

(c)

(c) sheriff courts shall continue to be held in each sheriff court district at the place specified in column 4 of that Schedule opposite the name of the district in question.

S-3 Revocations

Revocations

3. The Orders specified in Schedule 2 to this Order are hereby revoked.

James Douglas-Hamilton

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

29th March 1996

SCHEDULE 1

Article 2(2)

SHERIFF COURT DISTRICTS

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Sheriffdom

Sheriff Court District

Area comprised in Sheriff Court District

Place where Sheriff Courts to be held

Grampian, Highlands and Islands

Aberdeen

The area of Aberdeen City; and, in the area of Aberdeenshire, wards 19-34.

Aberdeen

Banff

In the area of Aberdeenshire, wards 1-6 and 13-16.

Banff

Peterhead

In the area of Aberdeenshire, wards 7-12 and 17 and 18.

Peterhead

Stonehaven

In the area of Aberdeenshire, wards 35-47.

Stonehaven

Elgin

The area of Moray.

Elgin

Wick

In the area of Highland, wards 1-8.

Wick

Inverness

In the area of Highland, wards 35-64.

Inverness

Fort William

In the area of Highland, wards 65-72.

Fort William

Portree

In the area of Highland,wards 18 to 21 and ward 17 (except the parish of Lochalsh).

Portree

Dingwall

In the area of Highland, wards 16, 25, 26 and 29-34; in ward 17, the parish of Lochalsh; and, in ward 28, the parish of Kiltearn.

Dingwall

Tain

In the area of Highland, wards 22-24 and 27 and, in ward 28, the parish of Alness.

Tain

Dornoch

In the area of Highland, wards 9-15.

Dornoch

Kirkwall

The area of Orkney Islands.

Kirkwall

Lerwick

The area of Shetland Islands.

Lerwick

Lochmaddy

In the area of Western Isles, wards 24-30.

Lochmaddy

Stornoway

In the area of Western Isles, wards 1-23.

Stornoway

Tayside, Central and Fife

Arbroath

In the area of Angus, wards 1-10, 15-18 and 25 and 26.

Arbroath

Forfar

In the area of Angus, wards 11-14, 19-22 and 24.

Forfar

Dundee

The area of Dundee City.

Dundee

Perth

The area of Perth and Kinross; and, in the area of Angus, ward 23.

Perth

Alloa

The area of Clackmannanshire.

Alloa

Falkirk

The area of Falkirk.

Falkirk

Stirling

The area of Stirling.

Stirling

Cupar

In the area of Fife, wards 75-92.

Cupar

Dunfermline

In the area of Fife, wards 1-34.

Dunfermline

Kirkcaldy

In the area of Fife, wards 35-74.

Kirkcaldy

Lothian and Borders

Haddington

The area of East Lothian.

Haddington

Edinburgh

The areas of City of Edinburgh and Midlothian.

Edinburgh

Linlithgow

The area of West Lothian.

Linlithgow

Duns

In the area of Scottish Borders, wards 1-10.

Duns

Selkirk

In the area of Scottish Borders, wards 11-14 and 17-28.

Selkirk

Jedburgh

In the area of Scottish Borders, wards 15, 16 and 29-46.

Jedburgh

Peebles

In the area of Scottish Borders, wards 47-58.

Peebles

Glasgow and Strathkelvin

Glasgow and Strathkelvin

The area of City of Glasgow; in the area of East Dunbartonshire, wards 11-26; and, in the area of South Lanarkshire, wards 62-74.

Glasgow

North Strathclyde

Campbeltown

In the area of Argyll and Bute, wards 1-5 and 10; that part of ward 6 not comprised in the sheriff court district of Dunoon; and, in ward 11, the islands of Islay and Jura.

Campbeltown

Dunoon

In the area of Argyll and Bute, wards 7 and 22-27; in ward 6, that part of the parish of South Knapdale which lies to the north of the line of the B8024 road from Clachbreck on Loch Caolisport in the west to the junction of the B8024 road with the A83 road in the east; ward 8 (except the parish of Craignish); and, in ward 21, the parish of Kilmodan.

Dunoon

Oban

In the area of Argyll and Bute, wards 9 and 12-17; in ward 8, the parish of Craignish; and ward 11 (except the islands of Islay and Jura).

Oban

Rothesay

In the area of Argyll and Bute, wards 18-20 and, in ward 21, the Isle of Bute.

Rothesay

Dumbarton

The area of West Dunbartonshire; in the area of Argyll and Bute, wards 28-33; and in the area of East Dunbartonshire, wards 1-10.

Dumbarton

Greenock

The area of Inverclyde.

Greenock

Kilmarnock

The area of North Ayrshire; and in the area of East Ayrshire, wards 1-20.

Kilmarnock

Paisley

The areas of East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire.

Paisley

South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries

In the area of Dumfries and Galloway, wards 27-70.

Dumfries

Kirkcudbright

In the area of Dumfries and Galloway, wards 15-26.

Kirkcudbright

Stranraer

In the area of Dumfries and Galloway, wards 1-14.

Stranraer

Airdrie

In the area of North Lanarkshire, wards 31-69.

Airdrie

Ayr

The area of South Ayrshire; and, in the area of East Ayrshire, wards 21-30.

Ayr

Hamilton

In the area of North Lanarkshire, wards 1-30; and, in the area of South Lanarkshire, wards 17-61.

Hamilton

Lanark

In the area of South Lanarkshire, wards 1-16.

Lanark

SCHEDULE 2

Article 3

REVOCATIONS

Orders revoked

References

The Sheriff Court Districts Reorganisation Order 1975

S.I. 1975/637

The Sheriff Court Districts (Amendment) Order 1975

S.I. 1975/1539

The Sheriff Court Districts (Amendment) Order 1977

S.I. 1977/672

The Sheriff Court Districts Amendment Order 1978

S.I. 1978/152

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