[8 Sittings of sheriff and JP courts]
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

[Sittings of sheriff and JP courts]

[8  Sittings of sheriff and JP courts]

(1)     Notwithstanding any enactment or rule of law, a sheriff court or a [JP court]—

(a)     shall not be required to sit on any Saturday or Sunday or on a day which by virtue of subsection (2) or (3) below is a court holiday; but

(b)     may sit on any day for the

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