EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision consequential on the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”). Paragraph 12(3) of the schedule makes provision supplemental to that Act.
The Regulations modify primary and secondary legislation to remove references to powers of arrest abolished by section 54 of the 2016 Act and to remove references to detention under section 14 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) (which is repealed by schedule 2 paragraph 27 of the 2016 Act). Other modifications replace references to provisions of the 1995 Act with references to replacement provisions in the 2016 Act.
Paragraph 12(3) of the schedule amends section 288K(1) of the 1995 Act (inserted by section 110(1) of the 2016 Act) to enable the Lord Justice General to specify hearings in the Sheriff Appeal Court (as well as the High Court, sheriff court and JP court) as appropriate for the appearance of an accused by live television link. Reference to the Sheriff Appeal Court was not included in this power as presently framed because the Bill which became the 2016 Act was introduced in the Scottish Parliament before the Bill which became the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014(1) and which created the Sheriff Appeal Court.
Regulation 2(2) to (5) contains transitional provision disapplying some of the consequential modifications in respect of individuals arrested or detained before 25th January 2018 (the date of commencement of relevant provisions of the 2016 Act) and still in police custody at the beginning of that day.
2014 asp 18. The Sheriff Appeal Court is established by section 46.