# The Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2021

S.S.I. 2021/39 · made 22 January 2021

This Order commences section 5 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) on 24 February 2021.

Made under: Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Section 34)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-witnesses-scotland-act-2014-commencement-no-8-order-2021/pdf/ssi_20210039_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-witnesses-scotland-act-2014-commencement-no-8-order-2021/pdf/ssipn_20210039_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Criminal Law
Made 22nd January 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 26th January 2021
Coming into force 24th February 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 34(2) of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2021 and comes into force on 24 February 2021.

## 2 Day appointed

24 February 2021 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 5 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014.

## Signature

HUMZA YOUSAF
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
22nd January 2021

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order commences section 5 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) on 24 February 2021.
Section 5 of the 2014 Act enables the Scottish Ministers to issue guidance about the use of restorative justice services and to specify, via subordinate legislation, the persons who must have regard to the guidance.
The Bill for the 2014 Act received Royal Assent on 17 January 2014. The following sections of the 2014 Act came into force on the following day: sections 30 (in part), 31 (in part), 32, 33, 34 and 35.

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