Article 7 Transitional provision – section 113 (compensation for miscarriages of justice)

(1)

Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply in the case of compensation under section 133(1) of the 1988 Act to a person in respect of whom—

(a)

a conviction has been reversed or pardoned before 13th December 2010; and

(b)

no application for compensation has been made to the Scottish Ministers under section 133(2) of the 1988 Act in respect of that conviction before that date.

(2)

The period referred to in section 133(2AA)^f1 of the 1988 Act is to be the period of 3 years starting with the date of commencement of section 113 of the Act.

(3)

The reference in section 133(2AB)^f2 of the 1988 Act to “that time limit” is to be the period specified in paragraph (2).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 133(2AA) was inserted by section 113(1)(b) of the Act.
f2: Section 133(2AB) was inserted by section 113(1)(b) of the Act.