# Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 137CA: Transfer of JP court proceedings within sheriffdom


(1) Subsection (2) applies—
(a) where the accused person has been cited in summary proceedings to attend a diet of a JP court, or
(b) if the accused person has not been cited to such a diet, where summary proceedings against the accused have been commenced in a JP court.
(2) The prosecutor may apply to a justice for an order for the transfer of the proceedings to another JP court in the sheriffdom (and for adjournment to a diet of that court).
(3) On an application under subsection (2), the justice may make the order sought.
(4) In this section and sections 137CB and 137CC, “ justice ” does not include the sheriff.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/46/section/137CA (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-scotland-act-1995/section-137CA
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