(1)This section applies where an offence is committed under section 34, 35 or 36 outside Scotland.
(2)The person committing the offence may be prosecuted, tried and punished for the offence—
(a)in a sheriff court district in which the person is apprehended or in custody, or
(b)in a sheriff court district determined by the Lord Advocate,
as if the offence had been committed in that district.
(3)The offence is, for all purposes incidental to or consequential on the trial and punishment, deemed to have been committed in that district.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 37A inserted (10.12.2021) by Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 13), ss. 88(2), 97 (with s. 96); S.S.I. 2021/380, reg. 2, sch.