266.As mentioned in the preceding paragraphs, paragraph 18 supports paragraphs 16 and 17 by ensuring that sheriffs and prosecutors have the necessary powers to deal with cases that come before a court by virtue of those paragraphs. It also makes clear that paragraphs 16 and 17 supplement, rather than supersede, other legal bases for a sheriff court taking a case from outwith its normal territorial jurisdiction.
Schedule: Temporary Measures Further provision about extra-territorial jurisdiction