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Regulation 11 Amendment of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993I1

Scotland

In section 27(1) of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993f1 (interpretation of Part 1), for the definition of “previous conviction” substitute—

  • ““previous conviction” means—

    1. (a)

      a previous conviction by a court in any part of the United Kingdom, or

    2. (b)

      if the court considers appropriate, a previous conviction by a court in any member State of the European Union;”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 11 in force at 31.12.2020 (in force on IP completion day in accordance with 2020 c. 1, s. 39(1)), see reg. 1(3)

Footnotes

f1

1993 c.9; the definition of “previous conviction” was inserted by the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010, schedule 4, paragraph 10.