15 Summary proceedings for offences.

Any offence against this Act may be prosecuted before a court of summary jurisdiction, as follows:

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  • In Scotland, the court of summary jurisdiction shall include any justice or justices of the peace, F2sheriff principal or sheriff, police or other magistrate, proceedings before whom may be regulated by F3Part II of the M1Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975, upon whom all jurisdictions, powers, and authorities necessary for the purposes of this Act are hereby conferred.

  • All offences under this Act in Scotland shall be prosecuted and all penalties recovered under the provisions of F3Part II of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975, at the instance of the procurator fiscal of the court before which such proceedings are instituted.

  • In Scotland, all penalties under this Act, other than those herein-before provided for, in default of payment may be enforced by imprisonment for a term to be specified in the judgment or sentence of the court, but not exceeding three calendar months, and all penalties imposed and recovered under this Act shall be paid to the clerk of court, and by him accounted for and paid to the fine fund of the court in which the fine is imposed.

  • “Court of summary jurisdiction” shall in this Act mean and include any justice or justices of the peace, metropolitan police magistrate, stipendiary or other magistrate or officer by whatever name called, to whom jurisdiction in respect of offences arising under this Act is given by this section or any Acts therein referred to.