PART XIV U.K. General

309 Short title, commencement and extent. U.K.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.

(2) This Act shall come into force on 1 April 1996.

(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, this Act extends to Scotland only.

(4) The following provisions of this Act and this section extend to England and Wales—

• section 44;

• section 47;

• section 209(3) and (7);

• section 234(4) to (11);

• section 244;

• section 252 for the purposes of the construction mentioned in subsection (1) of that subsection;

• section [F1 303(4) to (7)].

• [F2 Part 1 of Schedule 13 (and section 227ZO)]

(5) The following provisions of this Act and this section extend to Northern Ireland—

• section 44;

• section 47;

• section 244;

• section 252 for the purposes of the construction mentioned in subsection (1) of that subsection;

• section [F3 303(4) to (7)].

• [F4 Part 2 of Schedule 13 (and section 227ZO)]

(6) Section 297(3) and (4) of this Act and this section also extend to the Isle of Man.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 309(4) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 12, Sch. 14 para. 32(3) (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)

F2 Words in s. 309(4) inserted (16.9.2011) by The Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2298), art. 1, Sch. para. 8 (with art. 4(4))

F3 Words in s. 309(5) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 12, Sch. 14 para. 32(4) (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)

F4 Words in s. 309(5) inserted (16.9.2011) by The Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2298), art. 1, Sch. para. 9 (with art. 4(4))