The Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1997 No. 1712 (C. 72) (S. 128)


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1997 No. 1712 (C. 72) (S. 128)

CRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND

The Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1997

Made

10th July 1997

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 65(2) and (4) of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1997.

Interpretation

2. In this Order-�

"the Act" means the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997;

"the 1995 Act" means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(2).

Commencement of provisions

3. Subject to articles 4 and 5 below, the provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order and described by reference to the subject matter in column 2 of that Schedule shall come into force on 1st August 1997 but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

Transitional Provisions

4. The coming into force of section 14 of the Act shall not affect the penalty for an offence committed before 1st August 1997.

5. Section 67A of the 1995 Act as inserted by section 57 of the Act shall apply only in the case of a citation served on or after 1st August 1997.

Henry B McLeish

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

10th July 1997

Article 3

SCHEDULETHE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 1ST AUGUST 1997

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Provisions of the ActSubject matterPurpose
Section 12Sentence calculation where remand spent in hospital
Section 14Increase in maximum penalty for certain sexual offences
Section 17Right of appeal
Section 20Transfer of rights of appeal of deceased personOnly for the purpose of inserting sections 303A (1) and (2) and (4) to (6) after section 303 of the 1995 Act.
Section 21Increased rights of appeal of prosecutor
Section 23Appeals against orders under section 49 of the 1995 Act
Section 24Suspension of certain sentences pending determination of appealOnly for the purpose of inserting sections 121A(1) to (3) and (4)(a) to (c) and 193A(1) to (3) and (4)(a) to (c) into the 1995 Act.
Sections 26-32Evidential provisions
Section 47(1)(a), (b) and (d) and (2) to (5)Record of evidence taken from external parts of body
Section 55Liberation of child by police
Section 56Powers of court on remand or committal of children and young persons
Section 57Precognitions
Section 58Information concerning jurors
Section 59Certification of previous convictions in criminal proceedings
Section 60Grants for forensic medical services
Section 61Confiscation of alcohol from persons under 18
Section 62Amendments and repealsOnly for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedules 1 and 3 specified or referred to in column 1 below.
Section 63(1)(a)(iii), and (c) and (2)Financial provisions
Section 64Interpretation
Section 65(1), (5) and (7)Short title commencement and extent
In Schedule 1, paragraphs 2, 6, 8, 9(1), (3)(b),(4) to (6) and (10) to (14), 10(1) and (2)(b), 11, 12(1) and (7), 16, 17, 18(1), (2)(b), (3) to (8), 19, 20, 21(1), (2), (4) and (9) to (15), (17), (19) to (22), (30), (32) and (34)(b)Amendment of Enactments
In Schedule 3, the repeals specified in the Table belowRepeals

TABLE

ChapterShort TitleExtent of Repeals
1967 c. 77.The Police (Scotland) Act 1967Section 6(2).
1968 c. 49.The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968In section 27(1)(b), the word "and" where it appears after subparagraph (iv).
1976 c. 67.The Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976The whole Act.
1993 c. 24.The Video Recordings Act 1993Section 5.
1995 c. 20.The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995Section 66.
1995 c. 25.The Environment Act 1995In Schedule 22, paragraph 35.
1995 c. 36.The Children (Scotland) Act 1995In Schedule 4, paragraph 35(6).
1995 c. 40.The Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995In Part II of Schedule 2, the entry relating to section 1(1) of the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912.
In Schedule 4, paragraphs 6(4)(a) and (d), 16, 50(7)(b) and 53(3).
1995 c. 46.The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995In section 19(4)(b), the words ", print or impression".
In section 74(4), the word "and" after paragraph (a).
In section 81(6), the word ", signed".
In section 85(1), the words from "but" to the end.
Section 101(5).
In section 104(1)(b), the word "additional".
In section 118(4)(b), the word "additional".
Section 140(3).
In section 141(3), the words "signed by the prosecutor and".
Section 154. In section 179(2), the word "additional".
In section 182(5)(b), the word "additional".
In section 189(1)(b), the word "additional".
In section 204(2), the words from "and" to the end.
In section 234A, subsection (5).

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 1st August 1997 for the coming into force of the provisions of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 which are specified in the Schedule to the Order.

Articles 4 and 5 make transitional provisions.


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