# The Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 Commencement, Transitional Provisions and Savings Order 1993, Article 5: Savings


Each of the following provisions shall apply only in a case where the trial has commenced on or after the date on which that provision comes into force, for all purposes, by virtue of this Order, namely:–
(a) section 40(1) of the Act; and
(b) in Schedule 5 to the Act, sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph 1,
and, for the purposes of this Article and Article 7 below, a trial shall be taken to commence when the oath is administered to the jury.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2050/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisoners-and-criminal-proceedings-scotland-act-1993-commencement-transitional-provisions-and-savings-order-1993/article-5
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