# Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025, Section 100: Exception to rule against double jeopardy in the Sexual Offences Court: new evidence

Extent: S
Status: prospective

(1) The Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 4 (new evidence)—
(a) in subsection (1), after “High Court” insert “or the Sexual Offences Court”,
(b) in subsection (3)(b)(ii), after “High Court” insert “or, as the case may be, the Sexual Offences Court”.
(3) In section 9(2) (plea in bar of trial: nullity of previous trial)—
(a) before paragraph (a) insert—
“(za) the Sexual Offences Court,”,
(b) in the closing words, before “sheriff” insert “Judge of the Sexual Offences Court,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/12/section/100 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/victims-witnesses-and-justice-reform-scotland-act-2025/section-100
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