Section 45 Extension of certain time limits with respect to appeals.

In section 451(2) of the 1975 Act (power of sheriff principal to extend certain time limits with respect to appeal by stated case), for the words from “taken” to “the sheriff” there shall be substituted

“taken—

(a)

is temporarily absent from duty for any cause;

(b)

is a temporary sheriff; or

(c)

is a justice of the peace,

the sheriff ”.

In the proviso to subsection (4) of section 453B of that Act (power of sheriff principal to extend time limit with respect to appeal against sentence), for the words from “judge” to “extend” there shall be substituted

“judge—

(a)

is temporarily absent from duty for any cause;

(b)

is a temporary sheriff; or

(c)

is a justice of the peace,

extend ”.