{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-crime-act-2007/section-24B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-crime-act-2007/section-24B.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/27",
  "legislation_title": "Serious Crime Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-crime-act-2007",
  "path": "section/24B",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "24B",
  "heading": "Appeals from High Court of Justiciary and sheriff",
  "text": "(1) The following are to be taken to be a sentence for the purpose of an appeal—\n(a) a serious crime prevention order made under section 22A;\n(b) the variation under section 22B or 22C of an order made under section 22A;\n(c) the discharge of an order made under section 22A.\n(2) If the Lord Advocate considers that a decision of the High Court of Justiciary or the sheriff under section 22A not to make a serious crime prevention order was inappropriate, the Lord Advocate may appeal against the decision.\n(3) In addition, an appeal may be made in relation to a decision of the High Court of Justiciary or the sheriff—\n(a) to make a serious crime prevention order under section 22A; or\n(b) to vary, or not to vary, such an order under section 22B or 22C;\nby any person who was given an opportunity to make representations in the proceedings concerned by virtue of section 9(4A).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 24A - S. 24B inserted (1.3.2016) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), s. 88(1), Sch. 1 para. 18; S.I. 2016/148, reg. 3(f)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/27/section/24B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:31.404406+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."
}