Section 288ZA Right of Advocate General to take part in proceedingsF1C1
Scotland
The Advocate General for Scotland may take part as a party in criminal proceedings so far as they relate to a compatibility issue.
In this section “compatibility issue” means a question, arising in criminal proceedings, as to—
whether a public authority has acted (or proposes to act)—
in a way which is made unlawful by section 6(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998, or
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whether an Act of the Scottish Parliament or any provision of an Act of the Scottish Parliament is incompatible with any of the Convention rights F3...).
In subsection (2)—
“public authority” has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998;
references to acting include failing to act;
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 288ZA inserted (22.4.2013) by Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), ss. 34(3), 44(5); S.I. 2013/6, art. 2(a)
- F2
S. 288ZA(2)(a)(ii) and word 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(3)(b)
- F3
Words in s. 288ZA(2)(b) 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(3)(b)
- F4
S. 288ZA(3)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), s. 25(4), Sch. 8 para. 29(3) (with s. 19, Sch. 8 para. 37); S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(n) (with reg. 22)
Modifications
- C1
S. 288ZA(1) modified (22.4.2013) by The Scotland Act 2012 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/7), arts. 1(1), 8
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)