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Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995

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41After section 114 there shall be inserted the following section—

114ATransfer of sheriff court solemn proceedings

(1)Where an accused person has been cited to attend a sitting of the sheriff court the prosecutor may, at any time before the commencement of his trial, apply to the sheriff to transfer the case to a sheriff court in any other district in that sheriffdom.

(2)On an application under subsection (1) above the sheriff may—

(a)after giving the accused or his counsel or solicitor an opportunity to be heard; or

(b)on the joint application of the parties,

make an order for the transfer of the case..

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