# Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995, Paragraph 14


Nothing in the sections 259 to 261 of the Principal Act shall apply to—
(a) proceedings commenced; or
(b) where the proceedings consist of an application to the sheriff by virtue of section 42(2)(c) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or by virtue of Chapter 3 of Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, an application made,
before sections 17 to 20 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995 came into force; and, for the purposes of paragraph (a) above, solemn proceedings are commenced when the indictment is served.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/40/schedule/3/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-consequential-provisions-scotland-act-1995/schedule-3/paragraph-14
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