# Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 227ZN: Meaning of “the appropriate court”


(1) In sections 227A to 227ZK, “ the appropriate court ” means, in relation to a community payback order—
(a) where the order was imposed by the High Court of Justiciary, that Court,
(b) where the order was imposed by a sheriff, a sheriff having jurisdiction in the locality mentioned in subsection (2),
(c) where the order was imposed by a justice of the peace court—
(i) the justice of the peace court having jurisdiction in that locality, or
(ii) if there is no justice of the peace court having jurisdiction in that locality, a sheriff having such jurisdiction.
(2) The locality referred to in subsection (1) is the locality for the time being specified in the community payback order under section 227C(2)(a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/46/section/227ZN (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-scotland-act-1995/section-227ZN
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