Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014 and comes into force on 13th August 2014.

In this Order—

• “the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995^f1;

• “the 2003 Act” means the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003^f2;

• “the 2014 Act” means the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014.