# Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927, Section 20: Summary of complaints at instance of procurator fiscal.


A complaint under the Summary Jurisdiction (Scotland) Acts at the instance of a person discharging the duties of procurator fiscal for any district, may, in the event of that person dying or ceasing to be entitled to discharge the duties of procurator fiscal for such district, be taken up and proceeded with by any other person entitled to discharge such duties.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/17-18/35/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-and-legal-officers-scotland-act-1927/section-20
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