# Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997, Section 12: Sentence calculation where remand spent in hospital.


In section 210 of the 1995 Act (consideration of time spent in custody), in subsection (1)—
(a) at the end of paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the words “ , or spent in hospital awaiting trial or sentence by virtue of an order made under section 52, 53 or 200 of this Act ”; and
(b) in paragraph (c), after subparagraph (ii) there shall be inserted the following words—
“; or
(iii) has spent a period of time in hospital awaiting trial or sentence by virtue of an order made under section 52, 53 or 200 of this Act,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/48/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-punishment-scotland-act-1997/section-12
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