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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-reform-scotland-act-2014-commencement-no-3-transitional-and-saving-provisions-order-2015/schedule",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2015/247",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015",
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  "heading": "Provisions of the Act coming into force on 22nd September 2015",
  "text": "Column 1\nProvisions of the Act\nColumn 2\nSubject Matter\nColumn 3\nPurpose\n(1)Section 89 of the Act inserts sections 27A to 27D into the 1988 Act. Section 27B is amended by article 6 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/700).\n(2)Sections 2(3) and 3(4) were repealed by article 2(3) of S.I. 2015/700.\nSection 5\nSummary sheriffs\nFor all remaining purposes\nSection 10\nPart-time summary sheriffs\nFor all remaining purposes\nSection 39\nExclusive competence\nFor all remaining purposes\nSections 44 and 45\nSummary sheriff: civil and criminal competence and jurisdiction\nSection 46\nThe Sheriff Appeal Court\nFor all remaining purposes\nSections 47 and 48\nSheriff Appeal Court – appeals and status of decisions in precedent\nFor the purposes of the Sheriff Appeal Court’s criminal competence and jurisdiction\nSection 57(1) and (2)\nSittings of the Sheriff Appeal Court\nSection 58\nRehearing of pending case by a larger Sheriff Appeal Court\nSections 63 to 71\nCivil jury trials in an all-Scotland sheriff court\nSection 79\nProceedings in an all-Scotland sheriff court: transfer to simple procedure\nSection 89\nJudicial review\nSections 92 to 94\nRemit of cases to and from Court of Session, or to the Scottish Land Court\nSection 99\nJury service\nSection 108\nSanction for counsel in the sheriff court and Sheriff Appeal Court\nSection 117\nAppeals to the Supreme Court\nSection 118\nAppeals to the Sheriff Appeal Court from summary criminal proceedings\nSection 119\nAppeals from the Sheriff Appeal Court to the High Court\nFor all remaining purposes\nSection 120\nPower to refer points of law for the opinion of the High Court\nSection 121\nReferences by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission\nSection 122\nBail appeals\nSection 132\nModification of enactments\nFor the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of schedule 5 listed in column 1 below\nSchedule 1\nCivil proceedings, etc. in relation to which summary sheriff has competence\nSchedule 2\nAppeal Sheriffs: temporary provision\nFor all remaining purposes\nParagraphs 1 to 9, 10(1) to (3), (6) and (7), 11 to 21, 23, 24 and 26 of schedule 3\nTransfer of summary criminal appeal jurisdiction to the Sheriff Appeal Court\nThe following provisions of schedule 5—\nModifications of enactments\nParagraph 4(a)\nRepeal of sections 4 to 7 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907\nFor the purpose of repealing section 7 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907\nParagraph 6(1) and (2)\nRepeal of the 1971 Act, other than sections 2(3) and 3(4)\nFor the purpose of repealing—\n(a) section 31 (privative jurisdiction); and\n(b) section 37(1)(b), (2A) and (2D) (remits to the Court of Session and the Scottish Land Court).\nParagraph 8\nAmendment of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993\nParagraph 14(1) to (3)\nAmendment of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986\nParagraph 15\nAmendment of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995\nParagraph 19\nAmendment of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980\nParagraph 24\nAmendment of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014\nParagraph 25\nRepeal of section 14 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985\nParagraph 32(1), (2) and (4)\nAmendment of the 1988 Act\nParagraph 33\nRepeal of section 40(3) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005",
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      "text": "Sch. in force at 22.9.2015, see art. 1(1)"
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      "text": "(1)Section 89 of the Act inserts sections 27A to 27D into the 1988 Act. Section 27B is amended by article 6 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/700)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "(2)Sections 2(3) and 3(4) were repealed by article 2(3) of S.I. 2015/700."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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