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33(1)Any reference in any enactment (apart from this Act) to the district court is to be read as if it were a reference to the JP court.
(2)Any reference in any enactment (apart from this Act) to the area of a district court (however described) is to be read as if it were a reference to the area of a JP court.
(3)Any reference in any enactment (apart from this Act) to a justice of the peace (however described) is to be read as a reference to a justice of the peace appointed under section 67 of this Act.
(4)Without prejudice to sub-paragraphs (1) to (3), the Scottish Ministers may by order amend any enactment so as to substitute for any reference to the district court, the area of a district court (however described) or a justice of the peace (however described) a reference respectively to the JP court, the area of a JP court or a justice of the peace appointed under section 67 of this Act.
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