Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010

8 S In section 307 (interpretation)—

(a) in subsection (1), insert the following definition at the appropriate place—

““conviction”, in relation to a previous conviction by a court outside Scotland, means a final decision of a criminal court establishing guilt of a criminal offence;”, and

(b) for subsection (5) substitute—

“(5) Except where the context requires otherwise—

(a) any reference in this Act to a previous conviction is to be construed as a reference to a previous conviction by a court in any part of the United Kingdom or in any other member State of the European Union;

(b) any reference in this Act to a previous sentence is to be construed as a reference to a previous sentence passed by any such court;

(c) any reference to a previous conviction of a particular offence is to be construed, in relation to a previous conviction by a court outside Scotland, as a reference to a previous conviction of an equivalent offence; and

(d) any reference to a previous sentence of a particular kind is to be construed, in relation to a previous sentence passed by a court outside Scotland, as a reference to a previous sentence of an equivalent kind.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 8 in force at 13.12.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch. (with Sch.)