Criminal Law (Scotland) Act 1830

1830 CHAPTER 37 11 Geo 4 and 1 Will 4

An Act to amend an Act of the ninth year of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, to facilitate Criminal Trials in Scotland, and to abridge the Period now required between the pronouncing of Sentence and Execution thereof, in cases importing a Capital Punishment.

[16th July 1830]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

C2 Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 1 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1873 (c. 91)

F2 2 When sentence of capital punishment is passed, a day to be named for carrying it into execution. U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F2 S. 2 repealed (31.1.2013) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 (c. 2), s. 3(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Group 1

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Textual Amendments

F3 S. 3 repealed by Circuit Courts and Criminal Procedure Scotland Act 1925 (c. 81), Sch.

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Textual Amendments

F4 Ss. 4, 5 repealed by Summary Jurisdiction (Scotland) Act 1908 (c. 65), Sch. A.

F5 6 Transmission of prisoners. U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F5 S. 6 repealed (31.1.2013) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 (c. 2), s. 3(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Group 1

7 Officers may cite jurors and witnesses, without witnesses. U.K.

It shall be sufficient for the legal citation of any juror or witness in any [F6 civil cause or proceeding], that such citation be given by any officer of the law duly authorized, without witnesses; and the oath of such officer in support of the execution shall be held and received as sufficient evidence of such citation when the same shall be questioned in a court of law.

Textual Amendments

F6 Words substituted by Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c.21), Sch.9 para.5.

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Textual Amendments

F7 S. 8 repealed by Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), Sch. 10 Pt. I

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Textual Amendments

F8 Ss. 9 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1

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Textual Amendments

F9 S. 10 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18), Sch. 1 Pt. IV

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Textual Amendments

F10 Ss. 11,repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1

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Textual Amendments

F11 S. 12 repealed by Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), Sch. 10 Pt. I

13 Provisions of 9 Geo. 4. extended to inferior judges, &c. in certain cases U.K.

The M1 Circuit Courts (Scotland) Act 1828 in so far as it provides for rendering all inferior judges and magistrates more safe in the execution of their duty, shall extend to all acts done by any such judge or magistrate in apprehending any party, or in regard to any criminal cause or proceeding, or to any prosecution for a pecuniary penalty.

Marginal Citations

M1 1828 c. 29.

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Textual Amendments

F12 Ss. 14 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1

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Textual Amendments

F13 S. 15, Sch. repealed by Police (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 26), Sch. 3

F14 F14 SCHEDULE U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F14 S. 15, Sch. repealed by Police (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 26), Sch. 3