Valid from 01/11/2011

[F1SCHEDULE 3SPROTECTION FOR SPENT ALTERNATIVES TO PROSECUTION: SCOTLAND

PreliminaryS

2(1)In this Schedule, “ancillary circumstances”, in relation to an alternative to prosecution, means any circumstances of the following—S

(a)the offence in respect of which the alternative to prosecution is given or the conduct constituting the offence,

(b)any process preliminary to the alternative to prosecution being given (including consideration by any person of how to deal with the offence and the procedure for giving the alternative to prosecution),

(c)any proceedings for the offence which took place before the alternative to prosecution was given (including anything that happens after that time for the purpose of bringing the proceedings to an end),

(d)any judicial review proceedings relating to the alternative to prosecution,

(e)anything done or undergone in pursuance of the terms of the alternative to prosecution.

(2)Where an alternative to prosecution is given in respect of two or more offences, references in sub-paragraph (1) to the offence in respect of which the alternative to prosecution is given includes a reference to each of the offences.

(3)In this Schedule, “proceedings before a judicial authority” has the same meaning as in section 4.]