# The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2016, Article 3: Justice of the peace courts: summary criminal jurisdiction and powers where proceedings heard by a stipendiary magistrate


(1) Paragraph (2) applies to proceedings in a JP court—
(a) heard to any extent by a stipendiary magistrate; and
(b) in which sentence has not been pronounced before 1st April 2016.
(2) A JP court when constituted by a summary sheriff has, in addition to the jurisdiction and powers the court has otherwise, the summary criminal jurisdiction and powers of a sheriff.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/13/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-reform-scotland-act-2014-commencement-no-6-and-transitional-provisions-order-2016/article-3
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