# Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995, Paragraph 159


In section 4 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976 (unlawful sexual intercourse with girl between 13 and 16)—
(a) in the proviso to subsection (1), the words “on indictment” shall cease to have effect; and
(b) after subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(3) For the purposes of the proviso to subsection (1) above, a prosecution shall be deemed to commence on the date on which a warrant to apprehend or to cite the accused is granted, if such warrant is executed without undue delay.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/20/schedule/6/paragraph/159 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1995/schedule-6/paragraph-159
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