# The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2017, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2017 and comes into force on 11th May 2017.
(2) In this Order—
“the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;
“the 2016 Act” means the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016; and
“the court” means the sheriff court.
(3) References in this Order to a “relevant notice” are to a notice under any of the following provisions of the 1995 Act—
(a) section 66(4)(b) (service and lodging of indictment, etc.);
(b) section 66(6); and
(c) section 72C(4)(b) (procedure where preliminary hearing does not proceed).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/99/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-2016-commencement-no-4-transitional-transitory-and-saving-provisions-order-2017/article-1
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