Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980

84 Short title, commencement and extent. U.K.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980.

(2) This Act shall come into force on such date as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument; and different dates may be so appointed for different provisions or different purposes.

(3) Any order under subsection (2) above may make such transitional provision as appears to the Secretary of State to be expedient in connection with the provisions thereby brought into force.

(4) Subject to subsections (5) to (7) below, this Act extends to Scotland only.

(5) This section and the following provisions extend to England and Wales—

• section 22;

• section 51;

• section 66 for the purposes of the construction mentioned in subsection (1) of that section;

• paragraphs 2, so far as relating to section 22, and 8 to 10 of Schedule 6;

• paragraphs 6(a), 7 to 12, 24, 58 and 79 of Schedule 7; and

• Schedule 8 so far as relating to the M1 Criminal Justice Act 1961 and to section 365 of the 1975 Act.

(6) This section, section 22, section 51, section 66 for the purposes of the construction mentioned in subsection (1) of that section, paragraphs 2, so far as relating to section 22, and 8 to 10 of Schedule 6, paragraphs 6(a), 7 to 12 and 77 of Schedule 7, and Schedule 8 so far as relating to the Criminal Justice Act 1961 extend to Northern Ireland.

(7) This section, paragraphs 6(a) and 10 (a) of Schedule 7, and Schedule 8 so far as relating to section 32(2)(b) of the Criminal Justice Act 1961, extend to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Power of appointment conferred by s. 84(2) exercised by S.I. 1981/50, 444, 766, 1751 and 1983/1580 (in the explanatory Note to S.I. 1983/1580 it is stated that the Act is commenced in its entirety with the exception of certain repealed provisions and certain provisions which have been superseded)

Marginal Citations

M1 1961 c. 39.