Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58)

Part I S Constitution, Organisation and Administration

[F1 Miscellaneous] S

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 12A-12F and cross-heading substituted (20.2.2010 for the insertion of s. 12C(5) and 1.4.2010 otherwise) for s. 12 by Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6), ss. 40, 76; S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)

20 Extension of purposes for which Lord Advocate may give instructions to procurators fiscal. S

The purposes for which the Lord Advocate may issue instructions to procurators fiscal under section 8(1) of the M1 Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927 shall include, in addition to the purpose mentioned in the said section 8(1), the speedy and efficient disposal of business in the sheriff courts.

Marginal Citations

M1 1927 c. 35.