Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Act 2013

8 Short title, commencement and extent S

(1) This Act may be cited as the Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Act 2013.

(2) This Act comes into force on the day after the day on which this Act is passed.

(3) This Act applies where the partnership is dissolved or there is a change in the membership of the partnership on or after the day on which this Act comes into force.

(4) This Act (other than section 3)—

(a) applies irrespective of when the offence mentioned in section 1(1)(b) or 4(1)(c) is alleged to have been committed,

(b) applies to any proceedings in relation to such an offence which are ongoing on the day this Act comes into force as it applies in relation to proceedings commenced after that day.

(5) This Act extends only to Scotland.

(6) But the amendment made by section 6(2), and any amendment made by an order under section 6(6), has the same extent as the enactment (or the relevant part of the enactment) to which it relates.