Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 7)

SCHEDULE 4 Justice

PART 1 Courts and tribunals: conduct of business by electronic means

Interpretation of Part

6 In this Part—

• “court” means any of the Scottish courts as defined in section 2(6) of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008,

• “proceedings” includes any process before a court or tribunal, or any office holder of a court or tribunal (for example, a process by which a warrant may be obtained for the purpose of investigating a suspected offence),

• “requirement” means a requirement arising from an enactment or rule of law,

• “tribunal” means any of the following—

  (a)

  the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland,

  (b)

  the Upper Tribunal for Scotland,

  (c)

  a children’s hearing.