{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisoners-and-criminal-proceedings-scotland-act-1993/section-46",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisoners-and-criminal-proceedings-scotland-act-1993/section-46.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1993/9",
  "legislation_title": "Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisoners-and-criminal-proceedings-scotland-act-1993",
  "path": "section/46",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "46",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“the 1975 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975;\n“the 1980 Act” means the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980; and\n“the 1989 Act” means the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989.\n“the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Entry in s. 46 ceased to have effect (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 4, 5, 7(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II paras. 16, 17, Sch. 4 para. 86(11) and entry repealed (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 6, 7(2), Sch. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Entry in s. 46 inserted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 86(11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1975 c. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1980 c. 62."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1989 c. 45."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/9/section/46",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:35:16.864603+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}