Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010

The 1995 Act

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42The title of section 62 (appeal by accused in case involving insanity) is amended by substituting “not criminally responsible or unfit for trial” for “in case involving insanity” and the section is amended as follows—

(a)in subsection (1)(a), for “insane” substitute “unfit for trial”, and

(b)in subsection (2)(b)(iii), for the words from “virtue” to “omission” substitute “reason of the special defence set out in section 51A of this Act”.