The Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modification) Order 2020

Amendment of the Criminal Justice Act 1991

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.  After section 24(3A) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (recovery of fines etc.)(1), insert—

(3B) This section applies in relation to a restitution order imposed under section 253A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(2) as if any reference in subsection (1) or (3) above to a fine included a reference to a restitution order..

(1)

1991 c.53. Section 24(3A) was inserted by paragraph 30 of Schedule 10 to the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c.28) and was amended by S.I. 2019/1092.

(2)

1995 c.46. Section 253A was inserted by section 25 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 1).