# Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010, Paragraph 73


In section 135 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (interpretation: mentally disordered persons), after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A) In the application of this Part in relation to Scotland, a reference to a person being found not guilty of an offence by reason of insanity is to be read as a reference to a person being acquitted of an offence by reason of the special defence set out in section 51A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/13/schedule/7/paragraph/73 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-licensing-scotland-act-2010/schedule-7/paragraph-73
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