# The Sheriff Court Districts (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996, Article 2: Alteration of boundaries of sheriff court districts


(1) On 1st April 1996, the boundaries of the sheriff court districts of—
(a) Airdrie;
(b) Arbroath;
(c) Dundee;
(d) Forfar;
(e) Glasgow and Strathkelvin; and
(f) Perth,
shall be altered, but all other sheriff court districts existing immediately before that date shall continue in existence without alteration of their boundaries.
(2) In consequence of paragraph (1) above—
(a) the six sheriffdoms of Scotland (as specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order) shall continue to be divided into the sheriff court districts specified in column 2 of that Schedule;
(b) each of those districts shall on and after 1st April 1996 comprise the area specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite the name of the district in question; and
(c) sheriff courts shall continue to be held in each sheriff court district at the place specified in column 4 of that Schedule opposite the name of the district in question.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1005/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-court-districts-alteration-of-boundaries-order-1996/article-2
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