# The Retention of Samples etc. (Children’s Hearings) (Scotland) Order 2011, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Retention of Samples etc. (Children’s Hearings) (Scotland) Order 2011 and comes into force on 15th April 2011.
(2) In this Order—
(a) “the 1982 Act” means the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982;
(b) “the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;
(c) “the 2009 Act” means the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009;
(d) “the CLCS Act” means the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995;
(e) “relevant offence” has the meaning given by section 18E(6) of the 1995 Act; and
(f) “relevant sexual offence” and “relevant violent offence” have the meanings given by section 18E(11) of the 1995 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2011/9780111011683/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-retention-of-samples-etc-childrens-hearings-scotland-order-2011/article-1
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