The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003

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3.  In section 42 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003(1) (drugs courts), for subsection (2) substitute—

(2) It may be prescribed that there is to be a drugs court within a sheriffdom or sheriff court district, in which case the sheriff principal is, subject to subsection (1), to nominate a court within that sheriffdom or, as the case may be, sheriff court district to be a drugs  court..

(1)

2003 asp 7. Section 42(2)(b) was amended by the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6), schedule 1, paragraph 30(a).