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Criminal Justice Act 1993 in Scotland

1993 c. 36 · Enacted 27 July 1993 · Extends to United Kingdom

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s. 67(1)repealedCriminal Justice Act 2003 Sch. 37 Pt. 7
Sch. 6repealedCompanies Act 2006 Sch. 16

An Act to make provision about the jurisdiction of courts in England and Wales in relation to certain offences of dishonesty and blackmail; to amend the law about drug trafficking offences and to implement provisions of the Community Council Directive No. 91/308/EEC; to amend Part VI of the Criminal Justice Act 1988; to make provision with respect to the financing of terrorism, the proceeds of terrorist-related activities and the investigation of terrorist activities; to amend Part I of the Criminal Justice Act 1991; to implement provisions of the Community Council Directive No. 89/592/EEC and to amend and restate the law about insider dealing in securities; to provide for certain offences created by the Banking Coordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992 to be punishable in the same way as offences under sections 39, 40 and 41 of the Banking Act 1987 and to enable regulations implementing Article 15 of the Community Council Directive No. 89/646/EEC and Articles 3, 6 and 7 of the Community Council Directive No. 92/30/EEC to create offences punishable in that way; to make provision with respect to the penalty for causing death by dangerous driving or causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs; to make it an offence to assist in or induce certain conduct which for the purposes of, or in connection with, the provisions of F1EU law is unlawful in another member State; to provide for the introduction of safeguards in connection with the return of persons under backing of warrants arrangements; to amend the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 and Part I of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993; and for connected purposes.

[27th July 1993]

E1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C1

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Textual amendments

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Words in Act substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3, 6 (with art. 3(2)(3), 4(2), 6(4)(5))

Modifications

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Act transitional provisions for effects of S.I. 2002/3150 (N.I. 4) (5.9.2003) by The Company Directors Disqualification (2002 Order) (Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003/346), arts. 3-6

Extent

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Act extends to England and Wales only, but for exceptions see s. 79(2)-(9)

Contents

  1. 3Questions immaterial to jurisdiction in the case of certain offences.
  2. 4Rules for determining certain jurisdictional questions relating to the location of events.
  3. Part II: DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENCES
  4. Confiscation orders
  5. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. Offences
  7. 17Acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of drug trafficking: Scotland.
  8. 19Offences in connection with laundering money from drug trafficking: Scotland.
  9. 20Prosecution by order of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.
  10. Enforcement
  11. 21Enforcement of certain orders.
  12. 22Enforcement of Northern Ireland orders: drug trafficking.
  13. 23Transfer of certain enforcement powers to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.
  14. Miscellaneous
  15. 24Miscellaneous amendments.
  16. 26Disclosure of information etc. received in privileged circumstances.
  17. Part III: PROCEEDS OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT
  18. Money laundering and other offences
  19. 29Assisting another to retain the benefit of criminal conduct. Repealed
  20. 30Acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of criminal conduct. Repealed
  21. 31Concealing or transferring proceeds of criminal conduct. Repealed
  22. 32Tipping-off. Repealed
  23. 33Application to Scotland of sections 93A to 93D of 1988 Act. Repealed
  24. 34Enforcement of Northern Ireland orders: proceeds of criminal conduct. Repealed
  25. 35Prosecution by order of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise. Repealed
  26. Part IV: FINANCING ETC. OF TERRORISM
  27. Amendments of the 1991 Act
  28. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. 47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  31. 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  32. Amendments of the 1989 Act
  33. 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  34. 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  35. 51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  36. Part V: INSIDER DEALING
  37. The offence of insider dealing
  38. 52The offence.
  39. 53Defences.
  40. Interpretation
  41. 54Securities to which Part V applies.
  42. 55“Dealing” in securities.
  43. 56“Inside information”, etc.
  44. 57“Insiders”.
  45. 58Information “made public”.
  46. 59“Professional intermediary”.
  47. 60Other interpretation provisions.
  48. Miscellaneous
  49. 61Penalties and prosecution.
  50. 61ASummary proceedings: venue and time limit for proceedings
  51. 62Territorial scope of offence of insider dealing.
  52. 63Limits on section 52.
  53. 64Orders.
  54. Part VI: MISCELLANEOUS
  55. 67Penalty for causing death by dangerous driving or by careless driving.
  56. 68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  57. 69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  58. 70Penalties under implementation regulations.
  59. 71Offences in connection with taxation etc. in the European Union .
  60. 72Backing of warrants: safeguards. Repealed
  61. 73Power of Secretary of State to make grants in relation to combating drug misuse.
  62. 75Compassionate release of certain children and other persons in Scotland.
  63. 76Life prisoners transferred to Scotland.
  64. 77Power to extend certain offences to Crown servants and to exempt regulators etc.
  65. Part VII: SUPPLEMENTARY
  66. 78Commencement etc.
  67. 79Short title, extent etc.
  68. Schedule 1: Special defences
  69. Market makers
  70. 1Paragraph 1
  71. Market information
  72. 2Paragraph 2
  73. 3Paragraph 3
  74. 4Paragraph 4
  75. Buy-back programmes and stabilisation
  76. 5Paragraph 5
  77. 6Paragraph 6
  78. 7Paragraph 7
  79. 8Paragraph 8
  80. Schedule 2
  81. Part 1: Securities
  82. 1Paragraph 1
  83. 2Paragraph 2
  84. 3Paragraph 3
  85. 4Paragraph 4
  86. 5Paragraph 5
  87. 6Paragraph 6
  88. 7Paragraph 7
  89. 8Paragraph 8
  90. 9Paragraph 9
  91. 10Paragraph 10
  92. 11Paragraph 11
  93. Part 2: Interpretation
  94. 12Paragraph 12
  95. 13Paragraph 13
  96. 14Paragraph 14
  97. Increases in certain maximum fines
  98. 1Paragraph 1
  99. Statements as to offenders’ financial circumstances
  100. Remission of fines
  101. Default in paying unit fines
  102. 4Paragraph 4
  103. Responsibility of parents and guardians
  104. Other amendments
  105. Schedule 4: Extensions and Exemptions
  106. The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.41)
  107. 2Paragraph 2
  108. The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c.33)
  109. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  110. The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (c.4)
  111. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  112. The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c.5)
  113. 5Paragraph 5
  114. The Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 (c.24)
  115. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  116. Schedule 5: Consequential Amendments
  117. Part I: Enactments
  118. The Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c.19)
  119. 1Paragraph 1
  120. The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21)
  121. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  122. The Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c.47)
  123. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  124. The Companies Act 1985 (c.6)
  125. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  126. The Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (c.32)
  127. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  128. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  129. The Financial Services Act 1986 (c.60)
  130. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  131. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  132. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  133. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  134. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  135. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  136. The Banking Act 1987 (c.22)
  137. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  138. The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c.33)
  139. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  140. The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (c.4)
  141. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  142. The Companies Act 1989 (c.40)
  143. 16Paragraph 16
  144. The Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 (c.24)
  145. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  146. Part II: Orders in Council under the Northern Ireland Act 1974 Repealed
  147. The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (Statutory InstrumentS.I. 1986/1032 (N.I.6)) Repealed
  148. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  149. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  150. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  151. The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (Statutory InstrumentS.I. 1989/2404 (N.I.18)) Repealed
  152. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  153. The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (Statutory InstrumentS.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)) Repealed
  154. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  155. Schedule 6: Repeals and Revocations
  156. IRepeals
  157. IIRevocations