Scotland Act 2016

67Destination of fines, forfeitures and fixed penalties

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(1)The Scotland Act 1998 is amended as follows.

(2)After section 65 (payments out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund) insert—

65ADestination of fines, forfeitures and fixed penalties

Where an Act of Parliament or subordinate legislation under an Act of Parliament requires or authorises a sum to be paid into the Consolidated Fund, and the sum appears to the Secretary of State to be a fine, forfeiture or fixed penalty, the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury by regulations modify the Act or subordinate legislation so as to require or authorise the sum to be paid instead into the Scottish Consolidated Fund.

(3)In Schedule 7 (procedure for subordinate legislation), in paragraph 1(2) insert at the appropriate place—

Section 65AType K