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Paragraph 42.1 Application and interpretationF1

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

This Chapter applies to punishment part hearings.

(2)

In this Chapter—

  • “the 2001 Act” means the Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001;

  • “punishment part hearing” means a hearing in terms of paragraph 12 of Part 1 F2or paragraph 59 of Part 4 of the Schedule to the 2001 Act;

  • “F3life prisoner” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Part 1 of the Schedule to the 2001 Act;

  • “procedural hearing” means a hearing, held in terms of rule 42.4, for the purpose of determining any matter raised in terms of rule 42.3.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 2 Ch. 42 inserted (21.12.2001) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedural Rules Amendment) (Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001) 2001 (S.S.I. 2001/479), paras. 1(b), 2

F2

Words in Sch. 2 rule 42.1(2) inserted (4.3.2002) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001) 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/137), paras. 1(b), 2(2)(a)

F3

Words in Sch. 2 rule 42.1(2) substituted (4.3.2002) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001) 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/137), paras. 1(b), 2(2)(b)