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Scottish Statutory Instruments
Criminal Law
Made
7th August 2020
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
11th August 2020
Coming into force
25th August 2020
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).
1. This Order may be cited as the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2020 and comes into force on 25 August 2020.
2.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 25 August 2020 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 25 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014.
(2) Paragraph (1) brings section 25 into force only for the purpose of inserting section 253B into the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(2) to enable an order to be made under section 253B(5) or (6) of that Act (as so inserted).
H YOUSAF
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
7th August 2020
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order commences section 25 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 ("the 2014 Act") for certain purposes only.
Section 25 introduces a new financial penalty, known as a restitution order, which can be imposed following a conviction for assault under section 90(1) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (assaulting police). Section 25 inserts new sections 253A to 253E into the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 ("the 1995 Act") and section 253B makes provision for the Restitution Fund into which all receipts from restitution orders will be paid.
This Order commences section 25 but only for the purpose of inserting section 253B into the 1995 Act. Section 253B provides for the operation of the Restitution Fund which will comprise monies received from Restitution Orders. Section 253B(5) enables the Scottish Ministers, by order, to delegate the establishment, maintenance and administration of the Restitution Fund to a third party. Section 253B(6) enables the Scottish Ministers to make provision, by order, about the administration of the Restitution Fund. This Commencement Order will enable the Scottish Ministers, should they deem it necessary, to make subordinate legislation under these powers which could then come into force at the same time as the remainder of section 25 is brought into force.
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.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 ("the 2014 Act") have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 | 30 January 2015 | 2014/359 |
| Section 2 (in part) | 13 August 2014 | 2014/210 |
| Section 2 (in so far as not already in force) | 30 January 2015 | 2014/359 |
| Section 3 | 30 January 2015 | 2014/359 |
| Section 4 | 1 July 2015 | 2015/200 |
| Section 6 (in part) | 13 August 2014 | 2014/210 |
| Section 6 (in part) | 30 January 2015 | 2014/359 |
| Section 7 | 1 September 2015 | 2015/200 |
| Section 8 | 13 August 2014 | 2014/210 |
| Sections 10 to 22 | 1 September 2015 | 2015/200 |
| Section 23 (in part) | 13 August 2014 | 2014/210 |
| Section 26 (in part) | 13 August 2014 | 2014/210 |
| Section 26 (in part) | 25 November 2019 | 2019/283 |
| Sections 27 to 29 | 13 August 2014 | 2014/210 |
| Section 30 (in so far as not already in force) | 1 July 2014 | 2014/117 |
| Section 31(2) (in part) | 16 May 2014 | 2014/117 |
| Section 31 (in so far as not already in force) | 1 July 2014 | 2014/117 |
Sections 1A, 3A to 3J, 9A to 9E, 27A, 29A and 29B were added to the 2014 Act by the Victims' Rights (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/444) which came into force on 23 December 2015.
