The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Supplemental Provisions) Order 2021

Supplemental provisions amending the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003

2.—(1) The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 14 (victim statements)(1), for subsections (15) and (16) substitute—

“(15) An order under subsection (1), (2) or (13) may make different provision for different purposes including—

(a) in the case of an order under subsection (1), provision to prescribe a court or class of court only in relation to a specific offence or offences triable in that court;

(b) in the case of an order under subsection (2), provision to prescribe an offence—

(i) by reference to the nature of the offence; or

(ii) only insofar as it is triable in a specific court or class of court;

(c) in the case of an order under subsection (1), (2) or (13), provision of temporary or local effect.

(16) An order under subsection (2) may prescribe all offences triable in a prescribed court.”

(3) In section 88(2)(a) (orders) , after “14(1)” insert “or (2)”.

(1)

Section 14 was relevantly amended by section 23 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 1).