# Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Act 2025, Section 8: Increase of fixed penalty limit

Extent: S

(1) In section 302 (fixed penalties) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995—
(a) in subsection (7A), for “£300 or such higher sum as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify” substitute “£500”,
(b) after subsection (7A), insert—
“(7B) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend subsection (7A) so as to substitute for the sum for the time being specified there a higher sum.”,
(c) in subsection (8), for “or (7A)” substitute “or regulations under subsection (7B)”.
(2) In the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 Fixed Penalty Order 2008 (S.S.I. 2008/108), for the schedule substitute—
“Schedule
The scale of fixed penalties
Article 2
Level on the scale
Amount of fixed penalty
1
£50
2
£75
3
£100
4
£150
5
£200
6
£250
7
£300
8
£400
9
£500
”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/14/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-modernisation-and-abusive-domestic-behaviour-reviews-scotland-act-2025/section-8
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