{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-scotland-act-1995/section-5E",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-scotland-act-1995/section-5E.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/46",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-scotland-act-1995",
  "path": "section/5E",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5E",
  "heading": "Interpretation of sections 5B to 5D",
  "text": "In sections 5B to 5D of this Act, “criminal proceedings” means any proceedings in which a sheriff court is exercising criminal jurisdiction including in particular—\n(a) proceedings on petition,\n(b) proceedings on indictment,\n(c) summary proceedings,\n(d) ancillary proceedings, such as proceedings in respect of—\n(i) breach of bail,\n(ii) non-payment of a fine or other monetary penalty,\n(iii) breach of an order of a court, or\n(iv) failure of an accused person or a witness to attend a diet.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 5B-5E inserted (1.12.2025) by Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 14), ss. 9(2), 34(2)(3)(f) (with s. 10)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/46/section/5E",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:43:46.035735+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}