Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007

25 S In section 307 (interpretation) of the 1995 Act, in subsection (1)—

(a) in the definitions of “court of summary criminal jurisdiction” and “judge”, for the words “district court” in each place where they occur there is substituted “ JP court ”,

(b) for the definition of “justice of the peace” there is substituted—

““justice of the peace” means a justice of the peace appointed under section 67 of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6);”,

(c) at the appropriate place there is inserted—

““JP court” means a justice of the peace court;”,

(d) at the appropriate place there is inserted—

““stipendiary magistrate” means a stipendiary magistrate appointed under section 74 of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6);”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. para. 25 wholly in force at 22.2.2010; Sch. para. 25 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 84; Sch. para. 25 partly in force at 10.12.2007, 10.3.2008, 2.6.2008, 8.12.2008, 23.2.2009, 14.12.2009 and 22.2.2010 otherwise by S.S.I. 2007/479, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2008/42, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2008/192, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2008/329, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2008/362, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2009/432, art. 3(1)(2), Sch. 1, Sch. 2