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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1712",
  "legislation_title": "The Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1997",
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  "heading": "THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 1ST AUGUST 1997",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nProvisions of the Act\nSubject matter\nPurpose\nSection 12\nSentence calculation where remand spent in hospital\nSection 14\nIncrease in maximum penalty for certain sexual offences\nSection 17\nRight of appeal\nSection 20\nTransfer of rights of appeal of deceased person\nOnly for the purpose of inserting sections 303A (1) and (2) and (4) to (6) after section 303 of the 1995 Act.\nSection 21\nIncreased rights of appeal of prosecutor\nSection 23\nAppeals against orders under section 49 of the 1995 Act\nSection 24\nSuspension of certain sentences pending determination of appeal\nOnly for the purpose of inserting sections 121A(1) to (3) and (4)(a) to (c) and 193A(1) to (3) and (4)(a) to (c) into the 1995 Act.\nSections 26-32\nEvidential provisions\nSection 47(1)(a), (b) and (d) and (2) to (5)\nRecord of evidence taken from external parts of body\nSection 55\nLiberation of child by police\nSection 56\nPowers of court on remand or committal of children and young persons\nSection 57\nPrecognitions\nSection 58\nInformation concerning jurors\nSection 59\nCertification of previous convictions in criminal proceedings\nSection 60\nGrants for forensic medical services\nSection 61\nConfiscation of alcohol from persons under 18\nSection 62\nAmendments and repeals\nOnly for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedules 1 and 3 specified or referred to in column 1 below.\nSection 63(1)(a)(iii), and (c) and (2)\nFinancial provisions\nSection 64\nInterpretation\nSection 65(1), (5) and (7)\nShort title commencement and extent\nIn Schedule 1, paragraphs 2, 6, 8, 9(1), (3)(b),(4) to (6) and (10) to (14), 10(1) and (2)(b), 11, 12(1) and (7), 16, 17, 18(1), (2)(b), (3) to (8), 19, 20, 21(1), (2), (4) and (9) to (15), (17), (19) to (22), (30), (32) and (34)(b)\nAmendment of Enactments\nIn Schedule 3, the repeals specified in the Table below\nRepeals\nTABLE\nChapter\nShort Title\nExtent of Repeals\n1967 c. 77.\nThe Police (Scotland) Act 1967\nSection 6(2).\n1968 c. 49.\nThe Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968\nIn section 27(1)(b), the word “and” where it appears after subparagraph (iv).\n1976 c. 67.\nThe Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976\nThe whole Act.\n1993 c. 24.\nThe Video Recordings Act 1993\nSection 5.\n1995 c. 20.\nThe Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995\nSection 66.\n1995 c. 25.\nThe Environment Act 1995\nIn Schedule 22, paragraph 35.\n1995 c. 36.\nThe Children (Scotland) Act 1995\nIn Schedule 4, paragraph 35(6).\n1995 c. 40.\nThe Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995\nIn Part II of Schedule 2, the entry relating to section 1(1) of the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912.\nIn Schedule 4, paragraphs 6(4)(a) and (d), 16, 50(7)(b) and 53(3).\n1995 c. 46.\nThe Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995\nIn section 19(4)(b), the words “, print or impression”.\nIn section 74(4), the word “and” after paragraph (a).\nIn section 81(6), the word “, signed”.\nIn section 85(1), the words from “but” to the end.\nSection 101(5).\nIn section 104(1)(b), the word “additional”.\nIn section 118(4)(b), the word “additional”.\nSection 140(3).\nIn section 141(3), the words “signed by the prosecutor and”.\nSection 154. In section 179(2), the word “additional”.\nIn section 182(5)(b), the word “additional”.\nIn section 189(1)(b), the word “additional”.\nIn section 204(2), the words from “and” to the end.\nIn section 234A, subsection (5).",
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