# The Intermediate Diets (Scotland) Order 1996 S.I. 1996/616 · made 5 March 1996 This Order prescribes certain courts for the purposes of section 148(7) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in relation to proceedings commenced after a date which is also prescribed in the Order. Made under: Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (Section 148) ## Introductory text CRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND Made 5th March 1996 Laid before Parliament 11th March 1996 Coming into force 1st April 1996 The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 148(7) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: ## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation This Order may be cited as the Intermediate Diets (Scotland) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996. ## 2 Citation, commencement and interpretation In this Order— “the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995; and “commission area” has the same meaning as in section 26(1) of the District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975. ## 3 Prescription of Courts and commencement of proceedings The sheriff court for each sheriff court district specified in Schedule 1 to this Order is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 148(7) of the 1995 Act (intermediate diet) in relation to proceedings commenced after 31st March 1996. ## 4 Prescription of Courts and commencement of proceedings The district court for each commission area specified in Schedule 2 to this Order is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 148(7) of the 1995 Act in relation to proceedings commenced after 31st March 1996. ## 5 Prescription of Courts and commencement of proceedings The sheriff court for the sheriff court district of Linlithgow is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 148(7) of the 1995 Act in relation to proceedings commenced after 30th September 1996. ## 6 Prescription of Courts and commencement of proceedings The district courts for the commission areas of City of Glasgow and South Lanarkshire are hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 148(7) of the 1995 Act in relation to proceedings commenced after 31st March 1997. ## Signature James Douglas-Hamilton Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th March 1996 ## Schedule 1 Aberdeen Airdrie Alloa Arbroath Ayr Banff Campbeltown Cupar Dingwall Dumbarton Dumfries Dundee Dunfermline Dunoon Duns Edinburgh Elgin Falkirk Forfar Fort William Glasgow Greenock Haddington Hamilton Inverness Jedburgh Kilmarnock Kirkcaldy Kirkcudbright Lanark Oban Paisley Peebles Perth Peterhead Rothesay Selkirk Stirling Stonehaven Stranraer Tain Wick ## Schedule 2 Aberdeen City Aberdeenshire Angus City of Edinburgh Clackmannanshire Dundee City East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Lothian Falkirk Fife East Renfrewshire Inverclyde Moray Midlothian North Ayrshire Perth and Kinross Renfrewshire Stirling South Ayrshire North Lanarkshire West Dunbartonshire West Lothian ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order prescribes certain courts for the purposes of section 148(7) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in relation to proceedings commenced after a date which is also prescribed in the Order. The effect of any such prescription is that the prescribed court will be required to hold an intermediate diet under that section in any case where proceedings are commenced after the prescribed date unless the court considers, on a joint application by the parties, that it would be inappropriate to hold an intermediate diet in that case. Articles 3 and 4 prescribes certain sheriff courts and district courts specified in, respectively, Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the Order, in relation to proceedings commenced after 31st March 1996. Article 5 prescribes the sheriff court for the sheriff court district of Linlithgow in relation to proceedings commenced after 30th September 1996. Article 6 prescribes the district courts for the commission areas of City of Glasgow and South Lanarkshire in relation to proceedings commenced after 31st March 1997. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/616 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/intermediate-diets-scotland-order-1996 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.