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Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 2) (Miscellaneous) 2014

S.S.I. 2014/349 · Made 3 December 2014

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High Court Of Justiciary

Sheriff Court

Justice Of The Peace Court

Made 3rd December 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 3rd December 2014

Coming into force 4th December 2014

The Lord Justice General, the Lord Justice Clerk and the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 305 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995f1, and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:

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Footnotes

f1

1995 c.46.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement etc.
  2. 2Amendment of the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule
  5. 1Part 1
  6. 2Part 2
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement etc.

(1)

This Act of Adjournal may be cited as the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 2) (Miscellaneous) 2014.

(2)

It comes into force on 4th December 2014.

(3)

A certified copy of this Act of Adjournal is to be inserted in the Books of Adjournal.

2Amendment of the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996

(1)

The Criminal Procedure Rules 1996f1 are amended in accordance with the following subparagraphs.

(2)

For Form 20.3A-Bf2, substitute Form 20.3A-B set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt.

(3)

In paragraph (h) of Form 54.1f3, for point 3 substitute the text set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to this Act of Adjournal.

Signature

BRIAN GILL

Lord Justice General

I.P.D.

Edinburgh

3rd December 2014

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Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)

This Act of Adjournal substitutes Form 20.3A-B of the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 to make the notification requirements following conviction for a sexual offence clearer.

In addition, it amends Form 54.1 to provide additional procedural safeguards when financial penalties imposed in absence in other European Union jurisdictions are being collected by the Scottish Courts.