# The Drugs Courts (Scotland) Order 2003, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order prescribes that there shall be a drugs court within the Sheriffdoms of Glasgow and Strathkelvin and Tayside, Central and Fife (article 2 and the Schedule). A “drugs court” is defined in section 42(1) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 as a court especially appropriate to deal with cases involving persons dependent on, or with a propensity to misuse, drugs. In terms of section 42(2)(a) of that Act, the sheriff principal is to nominate a court within the sheriffdom to be a drugs court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/290/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/drugs-courts-scotland-order-2003/note
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