2020 No. 74 (C. 7)
The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2020
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 84(2) of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 20191.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 31 March 2020.
2
In these Regulations “the Act” means the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019.
Appointed day2
1
31 March 2020 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the schedule.
2
The subject matter of each provision of the Act specified in column 1 is listed in column 2 of the schedule.
SCHEDULE
Column 1 | Column 2 |
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Provisions of the Act | Subject matter |
Section 22 | Independent reviewer - guidance |
Section 23 | Independent reviewer – regulation of procedure for review |
Section 24 | Independent reviewer – regulations modifying functions |
Section 29 | List of places of safety |
Section 30 | Place of safety – regulations |
Section 31 | Place of safety – guidance |
Section 32 | Place of safety – reports on use |
Section 33(4) | Search of child under 12 - regulations |
Section 56(3) and (4) | Child interview rights practitioners - regulations |
Section 57 | Child questioning and interviewing - guidance |
Section 60(6) | Modification of key definitions - regulations |
Section 65(2)(b)(iii) and 65(3) | Taking of intimate samples by prescribed individuals – regulations |
Section 66(9) | Destruction of prints or samples taken under section 63 – regulations |
Section 73 | Children’s legal aid for proceedings under part 4 (police investigatory and other powers) regulations |
Section 80 | Interpretation |
Section 81 | Civil jurisdiction of summary sheriffs |
Section 82 | Regulation-making powers |
Section 83 | Ancillary provision |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Act received Royal Assent on 11 June 2019. Sections 84 and 85 of the Act came into force on the following day. The first Commencement Regulations, the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitory Provision) Regulations 2019 was made on 29 October 2019 and came into force on 29 November 2019.
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.S.I. No. |
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Sections 3 and 27 | 29 November 2019 |