Paragraph 16

In section 285 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (previous convictions: proof, general)^f1—

(a)

in subsection (2)—

(i)

after “signed by” insert “or on behalf of”;

(ii)

for the first “Secretary of State” to the first “certificate” substitute “chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”; and

(iii)

for the first “in pursuance” to the second “Metropolis” substitute “by the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the certificate is signed”; and

(b)

in subsection (5)—

(i)

after “signed by” insert “or on behalf of”;

(ii)

for the first “Secretary of State” to the first “certificate” substitute “chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”;

(iii)

omit “the Secretary of State or by a person authorised by him to sign such a certificate or by”; and

(iv)

before “or the Commissioner” insert “the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”.

Annotations

f1: 1995 c.46. Section 285 has been amended by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 48), section 59.