Part 3Penalties
Sentencing powers
I144Particular statutory offences
1
In section 41 (assaults on constables, etc.) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77), in subsection (1), for the word “nine”
there is substituted “
12
”
.
2
In section 26A (enforcement of wildlife legislation) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69), for the words from “as amended”
to “97/62/EC”
there is substituted “
(that is, the Directive as amended from time to time by any other F1EU instrument or otherwise)
”
.
3
In section 37 (offences) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8)—
a
in subsection (4), for the words from “(a “relevant offence”)”
to the end there is substituted “
shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the prescribed sum within the meaning of
section 225(8) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46) or to both.
”
,
b
subsection (5) is repealed.
4
In section 6 (penalties) of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 2)—
a
for the word “9”
there is substituted “
12
”
,
b
for the words “level 5 on the standard scale”
there is substituted “
the prescribed sum within the meaning of section 225(8) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.
46)
”
.
5
In section 39 (assaulting or impeding employees discharging certain functions) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5), in subsection (4)—
a
for the word “9”
there is substituted “
12
”
,
b
after the word “scale”
there is added “
or to both
”
.
6
This section does not affect the penalty for an offence committed before the coming into force of this section.