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Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022

2022 asp 8 · Enacted 10 August 2022 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about public health protection powers; to make provision about educational establishments and school consultations; to make miscellaneous public service reforms; to modify the law on tenancies; to make temporary modifications to the law in relation to the justice system; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 28th June 2022 and received Royal Assent on 10th August 2022

Contents

  1. Part 1: Public health protection
  2. Chapter 1: Modifications of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008
  3. 1Public health protection measures
  4. 2International travel regulations
  5. 3Meaning of “premises”
  6. Chapter 2: Arrangements for vaccination and immunisation
  7. 4Arrangements for vaccination and immunisation
  8. Part 2: Education
  9. Chapter 1: Educational establishments etc.
  10. 5Interpretation of Chapter
  11. 6Duty to have regard to public health advice
  12. 7Guidance on public health measures
  13. 8Regulations on continuing operation of educational establishments
  14. 9Regulations on school boarding accommodation
  15. 10Regulations on student accommodation
  16. 11Compliance and enforcement
  17. 12Procedure for regulations
  18. 13Regulations: public health declarations
  19. 14Regulations: further provision about public health declarations
  20. 15Review of regulations
  21. 16Duty to seek views about regulations
  22. 17Report on public schools’ readiness for remote learning
  23. Chapter 2: School consultations
  24. 18School consultations: meetings and documents
  25. Part 3: Public service reform
  26. Bankruptcy
  27. 19Bankruptcy: service of documents
  28. 20Bankruptcy: meaning of “qualified creditor” and “qualified creditors”
  29. 21Bankruptcy: remote meetings of creditors
  30. Diligence
  31. 22Bank arrestments: protected minimum balance
  32. 23Period of moratorium on diligence
  33. 24Power to amend period of moratorium on diligence
  34. Registration of births
  35. 25Giving information of particulars of birth remotely
  36. Registration of deaths
  37. 26Funeral director giving information of particulars of death
  38. 27Giving information of particulars of death remotely
  39. Further modification of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965
  40. 28Regulations under the 1965 Act
  41. Civil Partnership Register
  42. 29Power to make a register electronic
  43. Civic licensing
  44. 30Civic licensing: how hearings may be held
  45. 31Civic licensing: how notices may be published
  46. Alcohol licensing
  47. 32Alcohol licensing: how hearings may be held
  48. Land registration
  49. 33Electronic submission of copies of deeds and writs to Registers of Scotland
  50. 34Register of Inhibitions: electronic signature of documents
  51. Legal aid and advice
  52. 35Claim for interim payment of fees and outlays
  53. Freedom of information
  54. 36Freedom of information: giving notice electronically
  55. Mental health
  56. 37Mental health: removal of need for witnessing of signature of nominated person
  57. Care services
  58. 38Care services: giving of notices by SCSWIS
  59. Requirements of writing
  60. 39Disapplication of physical presence requirements
  61. Custody at police stations
  62. 40Custody officers’ functions
  63. Parole Board for Scotland
  64. 41Chairperson’s functions
  65. Children’s hearings
  66. 42Members of children’s hearings
  67. Part 4: Tenancies
  68. Removal of mandatory eviction grounds
  69. 43Private residential tenancies: discretionary eviction grounds
  70. 44Assured tenancies: discretionary eviction grounds
  71. 45Tenancies under the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984: discretionary eviction grounds
  72. Pre-action protocol in respect of evictions relating to rent arrears
  73. 46Private residential tenancies: pre-action protocol
  74. 47Assured tenancies: pre-action protocol
  75. Saving and transitional provision
  76. 48Tenancies: saving provision
  77. 49Tenancies: transitional provision
  78. Part 5: Temporary justice measures
  79. Temporary provisions
  80. 50The measures
  81. 51Power to suspend and revive
  82. 52Expiry
  83. 53Power to bring expiry forward
  84. 54Regulations under this Part
  85. Supporting provisions
  86. 55Criminal procedure time limits: consequential modifications
  87. 56Criminal procedure time limits: transitional and saving provision
  88. 57Effect of early release from prison or young offenders institution by virtue of regulations
  89. Part 6: Final provisions
  90. 58Ancillary provision
  91. 59Commencement
  92. 60Short title
  93. Schedule: Temporary justice measures
  94. Part 1: Courts and tribunals: conduct of business by electronic means etc.
  95. Chapter 1: Documents
  96. Electronic signing
  97. 1Paragraph 1
  98. Sending electronically and to a solicitor
  99. 2Paragraph 2
  100. Documents to which paragraphs 1 and 2 apply
  101. 3Paragraph 3
  102. Intimation etc. on Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service website
  103. 4Paragraph 4
  104. Interpretation of Chapter
  105. 5Paragraph 5
  106. Chapter 2: Attending a court or tribunal
  107. Suspension of requirement for physical attendance in non-criminal proceedings, criminal trials and certain processes
  108. 6Paragraph 6
  109. Suspension of requirement for physical attendance in criminal proceedings, excluding trials and certain processes
  110. 7Paragraph 7
  111. Attending by electronic means
  112. 8Paragraph 8
  113. General directions under paragraph 8
  114. 9Paragraph 9
  115. Chapter 3: Further provision
  116. Publication of directions and guidance
  117. 10Paragraph 10
  118. Transitional provision for directions under earlier enactment
  119. 11Paragraph 11
  120. Interpretation of Part
  121. 12Paragraph 12
  122. Part 2: Fiscal fines
  123. Increase of maximum penalty
  124. 13Paragraph 13
  125. New scale
  126. 14Paragraph 14
  127. Part 3: Failure to appear before court following police liberation
  128. Power for court to reschedule due to coronavirus
  129. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  130. Part 4: National jurisdiction for callings from custody etc.
  131. Ability to take calling in any sheriff court and then maintain proceedings
  132. 16Paragraph 16
  133. Ability of any sheriff court to deal with proceedings following failure to appear
  134. 17Paragraph 17
  135. Further provision about extra-territorial jurisdiction
  136. 18Paragraph 18
  137. Interpretation of Part
  138. 19Paragraph 19
  139. Part 5: Criminal procedure time limits
  140. Chapter 1: Extension of periods
  141. Solemn proceedings: periods within which procedural hearings and trial must commence
  142. 20Paragraph 20
  143. Summary proceedings: period within which prosecution for statutory offence must commence
  144. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  145. Pre-trial and pre-sentence remand period
  146. 22Paragraph 22
  147. Chapter 2: Adjournment periods
  148. Power of court to adjourn cases
  149. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  150. Part 6: Proceeds of crime
  151. Making of confiscation order: postponement due to coronavirus
  152. 24Paragraph 24
  153. Part 7: Prisons and young offenders institutions
  154. Power to release early
  155. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  156. Parliamentary scrutiny of regulations under paragraph 25
  157. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed