# Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision as to the circumstances in which a person convicted or acquitted of an offence may be prosecuted anew; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 22nd March 2011 and received Royal Assent on 27 April 2011

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/16/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/double-jeopardy-scotland-act-2011/introduction
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