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(1)Each commission area shall be the district of a district court, and the places at which a district court sits, and [F1subject to section 10 of the Bail etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 (sittings of sheriff and district courts)]the days and times when it sits at any given place, shall be determined by the local authority concerned.
(2)The jurisdiction and powers of the district court shall be exercisable by a stipendiary magistrate or by one or more justices, and no decision of the court shall be questioned on the ground that it was not constituted as required by this subsection unless objection was taken on that ground by or on behalf of a party to the proceedings not later than the time when the proceedings or the alleged irregularity began.
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F1Words inserted by Bail etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 4, SIF 39:1), s. 12(2), Sch. 1 para. 2
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C1S. 2(1) excluded by Bail etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 4, SIF 39:1), s. 10(3)
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