# The Drugs Courts (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013

S.S.I. 2013/302 · made 29 October 2013

This Order amends the Drugs Courts (Scotland) Order 2003 to remove the reference to the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife from the Schedule. By virtue of this amendment, the sheriffdom is no longer required to have a drugs court in accordance with section 42 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.

Made under: Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Section 42)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/drugs-courts-scotland-amendment-order-2013/pdf/ssi_20130302_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/drugs-courts-scotland-amendment-order-2013/pdf/ssipn_20130302_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Criminal Law
Made 29th October 2013
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 31st October 2013
Coming into force 29th November 2013
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Drugs Courts (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013 and comes into force on 29th November 2013.

## 2 Amendment of the Drugs Courts (Scotland) Order 2003

(1) The Drugs Courts (Scotland) Order 2003 is amended in accordance with this article.
(2) In the Schedule (list of Sheriffdoms), omit paragraph 2 (the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife).

## Signature

KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrews House,
Edinburgh
29th October 2013

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Drugs Courts (Scotland) Order 2003 to remove the reference to the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife from the Schedule. By virtue of this amendment, the sheriffdom is no longer required to have a drugs court in accordance with section 42 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/302 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/drugs-courts-scotland-amendment-order-2013
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