# Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010, Paragraph 8


In section 307 (interpretation)—
(a) in subsection (1), insert the following definition at the appropriate place—
““conviction”, in relation to a previous conviction by a court outside Scotland, means a final decision of a criminal court establishing guilt of a criminal offence;”, and
(b) 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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/13/schedule/4/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-licensing-scotland-act-2010/schedule-4/paragraph-8
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