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Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 in Wales

1971 c. 58 · Enacted 27 July 1971 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 2 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 1 August 2026.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 2(3)words substitutedCourts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 5 para. 6(3)
s. 3(4)words substitutedCourts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sch. 5 para. 6(4)

Contents

  1. Sheriffdoms
  2. Sheriff court districts and places where sheriff courts are to be held
  3. Sheriffs principal and sheriffs
  4. 4Offices of sheriff principal and sheriff. Repealed
  5. 12ATribunal to consider fitness for shrieval office Repealed
  6. 12BSuspension during investigation Repealed
  7. 12CFurther provision about tribunals Repealed
  8. 12DReport of tribunal Repealed
  9. 12FInterpretation of sections 12A to 12E Repealed
  10. 17ALord President's power to exercise functions in sections 15 to 17 Repealed
  11. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 22Saving for existing functions. Repealed
  13. 32ARules for lay representation Repealed
  14. Summary causes
  15. 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 41Power of Her Majesty to vary limit to privative jurisdiction of sheriff court, etc. Repealed
  18. 42Application of provisions regarding jurisdiction and summary causes. Repealed
  19. General
  20. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  21. The Execution of Diligence (Scotland) Act 1926
  22. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  23. The Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act 1949
  24. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  25. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  26. IGeneral Repeals
  27. IIRepeals Consequent on Sections 35 to 38 of this Act

4Offices of sheriff principal and sheriff.F1F2

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12ATribunal to consider fitness for shrieval officeF1

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12BSuspension during investigationF1

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12CFurther provision about tribunalsF1

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12DReport of tribunalF1

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12FInterpretation of sections 12A to 12EF1

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17ALord President's power to exercise functions in sections 15 to 17F1

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22Saving for existing functions.F1

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32ARules for lay representationF1

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41Power of Her Majesty to vary limit to privative jurisdiction of sheriff court, etc.F1

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42Application of provisions regarding jurisdiction and summary causes.F1

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IGeneral RepealsF1

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IIRepeals Consequent on Sections 35 to 38 of this ActF1

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