Paragraph 8 I1

in subsection (1), insert the following definition at the appropriate place—

for subsection (5) substitute—

“(5)

Except where the context requires otherwise—

(a)

any reference in this Act to a previous conviction is to be construed as a reference to a previous conviction by a court in any part of the United Kingdom or in any other member State of the European Union;

(b)

any reference in this Act to a previous sentence is to be construed as a reference to a previous sentence passed by any such court;

(c)

any reference to a previous conviction of a particular offence is to be construed, in relation to a previous conviction by a court outside Scotland, as a reference to a previous conviction of an equivalent offence; and

(d)

any reference to a previous sentence of a particular kind is to be construed, in relation to a previous sentence passed by a court outside Scotland, as a reference to a previous sentence of an equivalent kind.”.