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The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 6) (Scotland) Order 2000

S.S.I. 2000/445 · Made 14 December 2000

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CRIMINAL LAW

Made 14th December 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 68(3) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999f1, hereby make the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 23. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 68(2) of the 1999 Act and section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and extent
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 6) (Scotland) Order 2000.

(2)

This Order extends to Scotland only.

2Appointed day

Section 59 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (amendments relating to the restriction on the use of answers etc. obtained under compulsion) shall come into force on 1st January 2001.

Signature

JAMES WALLACE

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

14th December 2000

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 59 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 on 1st January 2001. Schedule 3 contains amendments relating to the restriction on use in criminal proceedings of answers etc. obtained under compulsion.

This Order extends to Scotland only.