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Section 288B Appeals to the Supreme Court: general.F7F1

Scotland

(1)

This section applies where the F2Supreme Court determines an appeal under F3section 288AA F4or 288AC of this Act or paragraph 13(a) of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998 against a determination F5... by the High Court in the ordinary course of proceedings.

(2)

The determination of the appeal shall not affect any earlier acquittal or earlier quashing of any conviction in the proceedings.

(3)

Subject to subsection (2) above, the High Court shall have the same powers in relation to the proceedings when remitted to it by the F6Supreme Court as it would have if it were considering the proceedings otherwise than as a trial court.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Ss. 288A-288B and preceding cross-heading inserted (20.5.1999) by 1998 c. 46, s. 125, Sch. 8 para. 32(2) (with s. 126(3)-(11)); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2(2), Sch. 4

F2

Words in s. 288B(1) and in sidenote substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 40, 148, Sch. 9 para. 86(a); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)

F3

Words in s. 288B(1) inserted (22.4.2013) by Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), ss. 36(9)(a), 44(5); S.I. 2013/6, art. 2(c)

F4

Words in s. 288B(1) inserted (16.7.2024) by United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 1), ss. 32(4), 47(2)(a) (with s. 43)

F5

Words in s. 288B(1) omitted (22.4.2013) by virtue of Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), ss. 36(9)(b), 44(5); S.I. 2013/6, art. 2(c)

F6

Words in s. 288B(3) substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 40, 148, Sch. 9 para. 86(b); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)

F7

S. 288B heading substituted (22.4.2013) by Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), ss. 36(8), 44(5); S.I. 2013/6, art. 2(c)

Notes on Convention rights ... compatibility issues , devolution issues and UNCRC compatibility issues

Textual amendments

F1

Cross-heading substituted (22.4.2013) by Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), ss. 34(2), 44(5); S.I. 2013/6, art. 2(a)

F2

Words in s. 288ZA cross-heading omitted (31.3.2022) by virtue of The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Repeal of EU Restrictions in Devolution Legislation, etc.) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/357), regs. 1(1), 5(2)

F3

Words in s. 288ZA cross-heading substituted (16.7.2024) by United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 1), ss. 32(2), 47(2)(a) (with s. 43)