SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 28Consequential amendments: Scotland

Part 4Miscellaneous amendments

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7)

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(1)

Amend section 14 (victim statements) as follows.

(2)

In subsection (10)(a), at the end insert “ or civil partner ”.

(3)

For subsection (11) substitute—

“(11)

In subsection (10)(b), “cohabitee” means a person who has lived with the victim—

(a)

as if in a married relationship; or

(b)

in a relationship which had the characteristics of the relationship between civil partners,

for at least six months and was so living immediately before the offence (or apparent offence) was perpetrated.”