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Bail, Judicial Appointments etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 9)

27 In the Bail, Judicial Appointments etc. (Scotland) Act 2000—

(a) sections 8 to 10 are repealed,

(b) section 11 is repealed,

(c) in the schedule, paragraphs 2 and 3(2) are repealed.

Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 9)

28 In section 6 (accused to give notice of defence of consent) of the Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2002, subsection (2) is repealed.

Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4)

29 In schedule 2 (the specified authorities) to the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003, the entry “any Justices of the Peace Advisory Committee” is repealed.

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7)

30 In the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003—

(a) in section 42(2)(b), for the words from the beginning to the word “court” in the second place where it occurs there is substituted “the area of a justice of the peace court (“JP court”), in which case the clerk of the JP court is, subject to that subsection, to nominate a JP court”,

(b) section 59 is repealed.

Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 12)

31 In section 9(3) of the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003, for the words from “be” to the end there is substituted “accrue to that authority”.

Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8)

32 In the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004—

(a) in section 51(6) (fixed penalty notices: supplementary), for the words from “be” to the end there is substituted “accrue to that authority”,

(b) in sections 130(3)(d), 131(5) and (6) and 132(1) for the words “district court” wherever occurring there is substituted “justice of the peace court”,

(c) in section 132 (payment of fixed penalty), subsection (6) is repealed.

Enactments generally: references to district court and justices

33 (1) Any reference in any enactment (apart from this Act) to the district court is to be read as if it were a reference to the JP court.

(2) Any reference in any enactment (apart from this Act) to the area of a district court (however described) is to be read as if it were a reference to the area of a JP court.

(3) Any reference in any enactment (apart from this Act) to a justice of the peace (however described) is to be read as a reference to a justice of the peace appointed under section 67 of this Act.

(4) Without prejudice to sub-paragraphs (1) to (3), the Scottish Ministers may by order amend any enactment so as to substitute for any reference to the district court, the area of a district court (however described) or a justice of the peace (however described) a reference respectively to the JP court, the area of a JP court or a justice of the peace appointed under section 67 of this Act.