2013 No. 302

Criminal Law

The Drugs Courts (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 20031 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Drugs Courts (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013 and comes into force on 29th November 2013.

Amendment of the Drugs Courts (Scotland) Order 20032

1

The Drugs Courts (Scotland) Order 20032 is amended in accordance with this article.

2

In the Schedule (list of Sheriffdoms), omit paragraph 2 (the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife).

KENNY MACASKILLA member of the Scottish GovernmentSt Andrews House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Drugs Courts (Scotland) Order 2003 to remove the reference to the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife from the Schedule. By virtue of this amendment, the sheriffdom is no longer required to have a drugs court in accordance with section 42 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.