PART 2CRIMINAL CASES

Making and effect of disposals

44Periods for hospital directions

(1)

The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 59A (hospital direction)—

(a)

in subsection (4)(b), for the words “expiry of the period of” there is substituted “ end of the day following the ”,

(b)

in subsection (7)(a), for the words “expiry of the period of” there is substituted “ end of the day following the ”.

(3)

In section 59C (hospital direction: supplementary), in subsection (1), for the words “expiry of the period of” there is substituted “ end of the day following the ”.