# Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995, Paragraph 171

Extent: E+W

In section 19 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (evidence of disqualification in Scotland)—
(a) the existing provision shall become subsection (1);
(b) in that subsection for the words “less than six days before his trial” there shall be substituted “ more than seven days after the date of service of the copy ”; and
(c) after that subsection there shall be inserted—
“(2) A copy of a conviction or extract conviction served on the accused under subsection (1) above shall be served in such manner as may be prescribed by Act of Adjournal, and a written execution purporting to be signed by the person who served such copy conviction or extract conviction together with, where appropriate, the relevant post office receipt shall be sufficient evidence of service of such a copy.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/20/schedule/6/paragraph/171 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1995/schedule-6/paragraph-171
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