Sheriffdoms (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996

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1996 No. 1006 (S.109)

SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND

The Sheriffdoms (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 2 and 43 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 19711and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

S-1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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

(2) In this Order—

“local authority 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 sheriffdoms

Alteration of boundaries of sheriffdoms

2.—(1) On 1st April 1996, the boundaries of the sheriffdoms of—

(a)

(a) Glasgow and Strathkelvin; and

(b)

(b) South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway,

shall be altered so that each of those sheriffdoms shall on and after that date comprise the area specified in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of the sheriffdom in question (as specified in column 1 of that Schedule).

(2) The other four sheriffdoms formed under the Sheriffdoms Reorganisation Order 19743shall continue in existence after 31st March 1996 without alteration of their boundaries and each shall accordingly comprise the area specified in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of the sheriffdom in question (as specified in column 1 of that Schedule).

S-3 Transitional provisions

Transitional provisions

3.—(1) Paragraph (2) below applies in respect of a sheriff court located in a sheriffdom whose boundaries are altered in accordance with article 2(1) above.

(2) All procedure in, or incidental proceedings arising out of, any proceedings in a sheriff court to which this paragraph applies which as at 1st April 1996 were either pending or had been concluded shall be conducted in and be deemed to be within the jurisdiction of the sheriff of the sheriffdom in which is located the place where the court was held in which these proceedings were pending or had been conducted.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2) above, in...

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