The Victim Statements (Prescribed Offences) (Scotland) Revocation Order 2005

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 526

CRIMINAL LAW

The Victim Statements (Prescribed Offences) (Scotland) Revocation Order 2005

Made

25th October 2005

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

27th October 2005

Coming into force

25th November 2005

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Victim Statements (Prescribed Offences) (Scotland) Revocation Order 2005 and shall come into force on 25th November 2005.

Revocations

2.  The following Orders are hereby revoked–

(i) the Victim Statements (Prescribed Offences) (Scotland) Order 2003(2);

(ii) the Victim Statements (Prescribed Offences) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2003(3); and

(iii) the Victim Statements (Prescribed Offences) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2004(4).

HUGH HENRY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

25th October 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the Victim Statements (Prescribed Offences) (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/441), the Victim Statements (Prescribed Offences) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/519) and the Victim Statements (Prescribed Offences) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/287). These orders prescribed offences for the purposes of section 14(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.

(1)

2003 asp 7.

(2)

S.S.I. 2003/441.

(3)

S.S.I. 2003/519.

(4)

S.S.I. 2004/287.