Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order–

• “the 1975 Act” means the District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975^f1;

• “the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995^f2;

• “the 2007 Act” means the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007;

• “investigation” means an investigation carried out in terms of section 71(6) of the 2007 Act;

• “JAC” means a Justices' Appraisal Committee established in accordance with the Justices of the Peace (Scotland) Order 2007^f3;

• “Lord President” means the Lord President of the Court of Session;

• “sheriff principal” means the sheriff principal for the sheriffdom for which the JP is appointed; and

• “tribunal” means a tribunal constituted under section 71 of the 2007 Act.

For the purposes of articles 6 to 14 of this Order, “JP” means a justice of the peace appointed under section 67 of the 2007 Act who is the subject of an investigation.