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Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I Court of Session

    1. 1.Abolition of trials of judges

    2. 2.Provision for extra division of Inner House

    3. 3.Abolition of Bill Chamber

    4. 4.Sessions of the Court

    5. 5.Right of party to choose Lord Ordinary and Division abolished

    6. 6.Form of proceedings in the Court of Session

    7. 7.Proceedings in revenue cases

    8. 8.Signature of a summons by writer to signet no longer necessary

    9. 9.Printing, boxing, and c

    10. 10.Provision for summary trial of certain cases

    11. 11.Provisions as to jury trial

    12. 12.Choosing of curators

    13. 13.Assessors

    14. 14.Provisions as to reclaiming

    15. 15.Form of extract of decree

    16. 16.Power to regulate procedure, and c, by Act of Sederunt

    17. 17.Allocation of business, and c, by Act of Sederunt

    18. 18.Rules Council

  3. PART II Criminal Jury Trials, &c

    1. 19.Provision for death or illness of jurors in trials on indictment

    2. 20.Admissions by parties in trials on indictment

    3. 21.Intimation of proceedings in High Court of Justiciary to Lord Advocate

    4. 22.Commencement of this Part of this Act

  4. PART III Officers of the High Court of Justiciary and of the Court of Session

    1. 23.Appointment of clerks in the Court of Justiciary

    2. 24.Appointment of officers of the Court of Session

    3. 25.Appointment of Principal Clerk of Justiciary, and c

    4. 26.Age limit for officers of High Court of Justiciary and Court of Session

    5. 27.Remuneration of officers of High Court of Justiciary and Court of Session

    6. 28.Regulations for admission of officers of High Court of Justiciary and Court of Session

    7. 29.Existing officers

    8. 30.Commencement of this Part of this Act

  5. PART IV Sheriffs and Sheriff Court

    1. 31.Number of sheriffs and sheriffdoms

    2. 32.Amendment of 7 Edw. VII. c. 51, s. 15

    3. 33.Sheriffs not to be entitled to annuity unless restricted from private practice

    4. 34.Court of Session may regulate procedure in the Sheriff Court

    5. 35.Sheriff Court Rules Council

    6. 36.Commencement of this Part of this Act

  6. PART V Miscellaneous

    1. 37.Agreements between solicitors as to sharing fees

    2. 38.Amendment of 58 and 59 Vict. c. 36, s. 5(4)

    3. 39.Repeal

    4. 40.Interpretation

    5. 41.Extent, short title and commencement

    1. SCHEDULE

      Enactments Repealed

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