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(1) This Order may be cited as the Sheriff Court Districts (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.
(2) In column 3 of Schedule 1 to this Order—
 “area” means the area of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
 “ward” means an electoral ward specified by the Secretary of State in a direction made under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 for the purposes of the elections held under section 5(2) of that Act.
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(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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The Orders specified in Schedule 2 to this Order are hereby revoked.
James Douglas-Hamilton
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
29th March 1996
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2(2)


Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Sheriffdom Sheriff Court District Area comprised in Sheriff Court District Place where Sheriff Courts to be held
Grampian, Highlands and Islands Aberdeen The area of Aberdeen City; and, in the area of Aberdeenshire, wards 19-34. Aberdeen
 Banff In the area of Aberdeenshire, wards 1-6 and 13-16. Banff
 Peterhead In the area of Aberdeenshire, wards 7-12 and 17 and 18. Peterhead
 Stonehaven In the area of Aberdeenshire, wards 35-47. Stonehaven
 Elgin The area of Moray. Elgin
 Wick In the area of Highland, wards 1-8. Wick
 Inverness In the area of Highland, wards 35-64. Inverness
 Fort William In the area of Highland, wards 65-72. Fort William
 Portree In the area of Highland,wards 18 to 21 and ward 17 (except the parish of Lochalsh). Portree
 Dingwall In the area of Highland, wards 16, 25, 26 and 29-34; in ward 17, the parish of Lochalsh; and, in ward 28, the parish of Kiltearn. Dingwall
 Tain In the area of Highland, wards 22-24 and 27 and, in ward 28, the parish of Alness. Tain
 Dornoch In the area of Highland, wards 9-15. Dornoch
 Kirkwall The area of Orkney Islands. Kirkwall
 Lerwick The area of Shetland Islands. Lerwick
 Lochmaddy In the area of Western Isles, wards 24-30. Lochmaddy
 Stornoway In the area of Western Isles, wards 1-23. Stornoway
Tayside, Central and Fife Arbroath In the area of Angus, wards 1-10, 15-18 and 25 and 26. Arbroath
 Forfar In the area of Angus, wards 11-14, 19-22 and 24. Forfar
 Dundee The area of Dundee City. Dundee
 Perth The area of Perth and Kinross; and, in the area of Angus, ward 23. Perth
 Alloa The area of Clackmannanshire. Alloa
 Falkirk The area of Falkirk. Falkirk
 Stirling The area of Stirling. Stirling
 Cupar In the area of Fife, wards 75-92. Cupar
 Dunfermline In the area of Fife, wards 1-34. Dunfermline
 Kirkcaldy In the area of Fife, wards 35-74. Kirkcaldy
Lothian and Borders Haddington The area of East Lothian. Haddington
 Edinburgh The areas of City of Edinburgh and Midlothian. Edinburgh
 Linlithgow The area of West Lothian. Linlithgow
 Duns In the area of Scottish Borders, wards 1-10. Duns
 Selkirk In the area of Scottish Borders, wards 11-14 and 17-28. Selkirk
 Jedburgh In the area of Scottish Borders, wards 15, 16 and 29-46. Jedburgh
 Peebles In the area of Scottish Borders, wards 47-58. Peebles
Glasgow and Strathkelvin Glasgow and Strathkelvin The area of City of Glasgow; in the area of East Dunbartonshire, wards 11-26; and, in the area of South Lanarkshire, wards 62-74. Glasgow
North Strathclyde Campbeltown In the area of Argyll and Bute, wards 1-5 and 10; that part of ward 6 not comprised in the sheriff court district of Dunoon; and, in ward 11, the islands of Islay and Jura. Campbeltown
 Dunoon In the area of Argyll and Bute, wards 7 and 22-27; in ward 6, that part of the parish of South Knapdale which lies to the north of the line of the B8024 road from Clachbreck on Loch Caolisport in the west to the junction of the B8024 road with the A83 road in the east; ward 8 (except the parish of Craignish); and, in ward 21, the parish of Kilmodan. Dunoon
 Oban In the area of Argyll and Bute, wards 9 and 12-17; in ward 8, the parish of Craignish; and ward 11 (except the islands of Islay and Jura). Oban
 Rothesay In the area of Argyll and Bute, wards 18-20 and, in ward 21, the Isle of Bute. Rothesay
 Dumbarton The area of West Dunbartonshire; in the area of Argyll and Bute, wards 28-33; and in the area of East Dunbartonshire, wards 1-10. Dumbarton
 Greenock The area of Inverclyde. Greenock
 Kilmarnock The area of North Ayrshire; and in the area of East Ayrshire, wards 1-20. Kilmarnock
 Paisley The areas of East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire. Paisley
South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries In the area of Dumfries and Galloway, wards 27-70. Dumfries
 Kirkcudbright In the area of Dumfries and Galloway, wards 15-26. Kirkcudbright
 Stranraer In the area of Dumfries and Galloway, wards 1-14. Stranraer
 Airdrie In the area of North Lanarkshire, wards 31-69. Airdrie
 Ayr The area of South Ayrshire; and, in the area of East Ayrshire, wards 21-30. Ayr
 Hamilton In the area of North Lanarkshire, wards 1-30; and, in the area of South Lanarkshire, wards 17-61. Hamilton
 Lanark In the area of South Lanarkshire, wards 1-16. Lanark
SCHEDULE 2
Article 3


Orders revoked References
The Sheriff Court Districts Reorganisation Order 1975 S.I. 1975/637
The Sheriff Court Districts (Amendment) Order 1975 S.I. 1975/1539
The Sheriff Court Districts (Amendment) Order 1977 S.I. 1977/672
The Sheriff Court Districts Amendment Order 1978 S.I. 1978/152
The Sheriff Court Districts (Amendment) Order 1983 S.I. 1983/1028