(1)There are transferred to and vested in the Sheriff Appeal Court all the powers and jurisdiction of the High Court of Justiciary (whether under an enactment or otherwise) so far as relating to appeals from courts of summary criminal jurisdiction.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to the nobile officium of the High Court.
(3)Schedule 3 (which modifies the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in consequence of subsection (1)) has effect.
Commencement Information
I1S. 118 in force at 22.9.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/247, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 6)