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Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975
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Contents: 573 provisions
- Title and introductory text
- 1 Application of Part I of this Act.
- 2 Jurisdiction and powers of courts of solemn jurisdiction.
- 3 Jurisdiction of sheriff.
- 4 Boundaries of jurisdiction.
- 5 Procedure in case of crime in different districts.
- 6 Jurisdiction and procedure in respect of certain indictable offences committed abroad.
- 7 Theft outside Scotland.
- 8 Trial of certain crimes and offences in sheriff court.
- 9 Instructions by Lord Advocate as to reporting offences.
- 10 Intimation of proceedings in High Court to Lord Advocate.
- 11 Procedure after intimation.
- 12 Petitions for Warrants.
- 13 Warrants for arrest of escaped prisoners and mental patients.
- 14 Warrant to search for or remove a child.
- 15 Warrants granted by justice may be executed throughout Scotland.
- 15A Warrants for search and apprehension to be signed by judge.
- 16 Backing of certain warrants from the Isle of Man.
- 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 18 Power of constable to take offenders into custody.
- 19 Prisoners before examination to have access to solicitor.
- 20 Accused at examination need not emit a declaration.
- 20A Accused at examination may be questioned by prosecutor.
- 20B Record to be made of proceedings at examination.
- 21 Examination of accused on charges arising in different districts.
- 22 Committal until liberation in due course of law.
- 23 Remand and committal of persons under 21.
- 24 Committal of children to custody in place of safety.
- 25 Power of court to commit to hospital a person suffering from mental disorder.
- 26 Bail competent before committal.
- 27 Renewal of application for bail after committal.
- 28 Admission or refusal of bail after committal.
- 28A No bail for persons charged with or convicted of homicide or rape after previous conviction of such offences.
- 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 30 Application for review of court’s decision on bail and caution.
- 30A Application by prosecutor for review of court’s decision to grant bail.
- 31 Appeal in respect of bail.
- 32 No fees exigible against accused in respect of application for bail.
- 33 Liberation of applicant when appeal by public prosecutor.
- 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 35 Right of Lord Advocate and High Court to admit a person to bail.
- 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 37 Power to order parent to give security for child’s good behaviour.
- 38 Separation of children from adults at courts, etc.
- 39 Attendance at court of parent of child charged with an offence, etc.
- 40 Notice to local authority of charge against a child.
- 41 Indictment forms.
- 42 Resignation, death or demission of office of Lord Advocate.
- 43 Naming of accused.
- 44 Nomen juris unnecessary.
- 45 Case of two or more persons charged.
- 46 “Guilty, actor or art and part” unnecessary.
- 47 “All which or part” implied.
- 48 Qualifying words to be implied.
- 48A Common law and statutory offences in same indictment.
- 48B Description of offence in words of statute or order.
- 49 Quotation of statutes unnecessary.
- 50 Latitude as to time and place.
- 51 Latitude as to quantities, persons, things or modes.
- 52 Description of buildings, goods, money or other property.
- 53 Description of persons, goods, etc.
- 54 “Money” to include coin, bank notes and post office orders.
- 55 Setting forth documents unnecessary.
- 56 Declarations, etc., not averred.
- 57 Indictments, etc., written or printed or partly so.
- 58 Authentication of alterations to indictment, etc.
- 59 Reset.
- 60 Robbery, etc. to include reset, and theft to include breach of trust, etc.
- 60A Proceedings under the Merchant Shipping Acts.
- 61 Procedure where more than one crime charged.
- 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 63 Attempt at crime.
- 64 Statutory offences which are offences at common law.
- 65 Superfluous particulars as to identity.
- 66 Proof of exceptions, qualifications, etc.
- 67 Offence committed in special capacity.
- 68 Notice of previous convictions.
- 69 Warrants for citation.
- 70 Service of indictment and list of witnesses.
- 71 Manner of service of indictment, etc.
- 72 Officers may cite jurors and witnesses, without witnesses and oath of officer sufficient evidence of citation.
- 73 Execution of citation of indictment.
- 74 Proceedings against bodies corporate.
- 75 Notice of trial diet.
- 75A First diet.
- 76 Preliminary diet.
- 76A Appeal in connection with preliminary diet.
- 77 Alteration of trial diet.
- 77A Application for postponement of trial diet.
- 78 Record copy of indictment and list of witnesses.
- 79 Description of witnesses.
- 80 Objection to witness.
- 81 Examination by prosecutor of witnesses, etc., not included in lists lodged.
- 82 Written notice of special defence and examination of witnesses and productions not included in lists lodged.
- 82A Parties may examine each other’s witnesses etc.
- 83 Accused entitled to see productions.
- 84 Proof as to productions.
- 84A Agreement of evidence.
- 85 Number of jurors to be returned for trial.
- 86 Jurors for High Court at Edinburgh.
- 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 89 Jurors in inferior courts.
- 90 Order in which names of jurors are to be taken.
- 91 Names of jurors dying or becoming disqualified to be passed over in making returns of jurors.
- 92 Jurors as returned to serve on trials.
- 93 Names of jurors to be inserted in one roll.
- 94 One list of assize sufficient for all trials at the same diet in High Court.
- 95 No irregularity in lists, etc., to be an objection to jurors.
- 96 Note of jury list.
- 97 Sufficient jurors only to be summoned.
- 98 Jurors to be cited by registered letter or recorded delivery.
- 99 Fining of jurors for non-attendance.
- 100 No exemptions by sex or marriage from liability to serve as juror.
- 101 Prevention of delay in trials.
- 102 Procedure where accused desires to plead guilty.
- 103 Pleas of guilty.
- 104 Remit to High Court for sentence.
- 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 108 Certain objections competent only at first diet.
- 109 Interlocutor of relevancy unnecessary.
- 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 111 Postponement on old warrant where diet deserted.
- 111A Computation of period.
- 112 Place of High Court Sittings.
- 113 Judges in High Court.
- 114 Fixing of High Court sittings.
- 114A Transfer of sheriff court solemn proceedings.
- 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 123 Amendment of indictment.
- 124 On plea of guilty, jury to be dispensed with and sentence pronounced.
- 125 On plea of not guilty, plea to be recorded and jury balloted.
- 126 On plea of not guilty, the indictment need not be read over.
- 127 Procedure where trial does not take place.
- 128 Provision for death or illness of judge.
- 129 Jury to be chosen by ballot in open court.
- 130 Challenges and objections to jurors.
- 131 Juror without citation not to be objected to.
- 132 Jurors chosen for one trial may continue to serve.
- 133 Jurors may be excused.
- 134 Provision for death or illness of jurors.
- 135 Clerk to state charge, and swear jury.
- 136 Trial to be continuous.
- 137 Seclusion of jury.
- 137A Verdict by judge alone.
- 138 Witnesses not to be excluded by reason of conviction, interest, etc.
- 139 Witnesses admissible notwithstanding relationship to parties.
- 139A Power to permit witness to be in court during trial.
- 140 Presence in court not to disqualify witnesses in certain cases.
- 140A No case to answer.
- 141 Accused and spouse competent witnesses for defence.
- 141ZA Evidence of criminal record and character of accused.
- 141A Evidence in relation to sexual offences.
- 141B Exceptions to prohibition.
- 142
- 143 Spouse to be competent witness.
- 144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 145 Trial in open court.
- 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 147 Witness may be examined, etc., as to having previously made a different statement.
- 148 Examination of witness.
- 148A Recall of witnesses.
- 149 Additional evidence.
- 149A Evidence in replication.
- 150 Admissions and agreements as to evidence.
- 151 Record of proceedings at examination to be received in evidence without being sworn to by witnesses.
- 152 Defence to speak last.
- 153 Seclusion of jury, etc., after retiral.
- 154 Oral verdicts to be returned by juries.
- 155 Verdicts may be returned by juries without retiring.
- 155A Taking of other proceedings while jury out.
- 156 Interruption of trial for verdict in earlier trial.
- 157 Interruption of trial for plea or sentence in another cause.
- 158 No proceeding under section 156 or 157 of this Act to be deemed an irregularity.
- 159 Previous convictions.
- 160 Laying of previous convictions before jury.
- 161 Laying of previous convictions before judge.
- 162 Extract convictions to be received and manner of proof.
- 163 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 164 Proof of previous convictions by fingerprints.
- 165 Child under 14 not to be in court during trial of another person.
- 166 Power to clear court while child is giving evidence in certain cases.
- 167 Power to proceed with case in absence of person under 17.
- 168 Power of court, in respect of certain offences against a child, to refer child to Principal Reporter.
- 169 Restrictions on report of proceedings involving person under 16.
- 170 Age of criminal responsibility.
- 171 Presumption and determination of age of child.
- 172 Welfare of child.
- 173 Reference and remit of children’s cases by courts to children’s hearings.
- 174 Insanity in bar of trial or as the ground of acquittal.
- 174ZA Examination of facts.
- 174ZB Examination of facts: supplementary provisions.
- 174ZC Disposal of case where accused found to be insane.
- 174ZD Appeal by accused in case involving insanity.
- 174ZE Appeal by Lord Advocate in case involving insanity.
- 174A Interim hospital orders.
- 175 Power of court to order hospital admission or guardianship.
- 176 Requirements as to medical evidence.
- 177 Supplementary provisions as to hospital orders.
- 178 Power of court to restrict discharge from hospital.
- 179 Power of court to adjourn a case before sentence.
- 179A Offence committed by person under supervision etc.: provision of local authority report.
- 180 Remand for inquiry into physical or mental condition.
- 181 Admonition.
- 182 Absolute discharge.
- 182A Caution.
- 183 Probation.
- 184 Probation orders requiring treatment for mental condition.
- 185 Discharge and amendment of probation orders.
- 186 Failure to comply with requirement of probation order.
- 187 Commission of further offence.
- 188 Probation orders relating to persons residing in England.
- 189 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 190 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 191 Effects of probation and absolute discharge.
- 192 Probation reports.
- 193 Power to mitigate penalties.
- 193A Fines on conviction on indicment to be without limit.
- 193B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 194 Application of summary procedure provisions relating to fines.
- 195 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 196 Fines, etc., may be enforced in other district.
- 197 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 203 Fines payable to H.M. Exchequer.
- 204 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 205 Punishment for murder.
- 205A Recommendation as to minimum period of detention for person convicted of murder.
- 206 Detention of children convicted on indictment.
- 206A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 207 Detention of young offenders.
- 208–211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 212A Supervised release orders.
- 213 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 214 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 215 Legal custody.
- 216 Art and part guilt of statutory offence.
- 217 Form of sentence.
- 217A Sentence following guilty plea.
- 218 Consideration of time spent in custody.
- 219 Deferred sentence.
- 220 Capital sentence not competent under this Act.
- 221 No penal servitude or hard labour.
- 222 No fees exigible.
- 223 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 223A Disqualification in Scotland where vehicle used to commit offence.
- 224 Warrant of search for forfeited articles.
- 225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 226 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 227 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 227A Correction of entries.
- 228 Right of appeal.
- 228A Appeal by Lord Advocate against sentence in solemn proceedings.
- 229 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 230 Bill of suspension not competent.
- 230A Leave to appeal.
- 231 Intimation of intention to appeal.
- 232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 233 Note of appeal.
- 234 Presentation of appeal in writing.
- 235 Applications may be made orally or in writing.
- 236 Proceedings in sheriff court to be furnished.
- 236A Judge’s report.
- 236B Computation of periods.
- 236C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 237 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 238 Admission of appellant to bail.
- 239 Clerk to give notice of date of hearing.
- 240 Appellant may be present at hearing.
- 241 Notice to authorities, etc., of date of hearing.
- 242 Notice to Prison Commissioners of attendance of appellant at hearing.
- 242A Special provision where appellant is Lord Advocate.
- 243 Warders to attend court.
- 244 Abandonment of appeal.
- 245 Quorum and sitting of High Court.
- 246 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 247 Powers which may be exercised by a single judge.
- 248 Single judge may act wherever convenient.
- 249 Interlocutory proceedings.
- 250 Representation before single judge.
- 251 Appeal against refusal of application.
- 252 Powers of High Court.
- 253 Evidence in court or on commission.
- 254 Disposal of appeals.
- 254A Sentencing guidelines.
- 254B Convictions not to be quashed on certain grounds.
- 255 Supplementary provisions where High Court authorises new prosecution.
- 256 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 257 Failure to appear at hearing.
- 258 Appellant may be sentenced in absence.
- 259 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 260 Notice of decision of court on application.
- 261 Notice of determination of appeal.
- 262 Finality of proceedings.
- 263 Prerogative of mercy.
- 263A Lord Advocate’s reference.
- 264 Disqualification, forfeiture, etc.
- 265 Fines and caution.
- 266 Expenses.
- 267 No fees exigible.
- 268 Reckoning of time spent pending appeal.
- 269 Extract convictions.
- 270 Custody of trial documents, etc.
- 271 Clerk of Justiciary to furnish forms, etc.
- 272 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 273 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 274 Record of trial.
- 275 Transcripts of record and documentary productions.
- 276 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 277 Non-compliance with certain provisions may be waived.
- 278 Forms of procedure may be varied.
- 279 Interpretation of sections 228 to 278 of this Act.
- 280 Appeals against hospital orders, etc.
- 280A Prosecution appeal by bill of advocation.
- 281 High Court proceedings final.
- 282 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 282A Right of audience of solicitor before the High Court.
- 282B Further provision as to rights of audience.
- 283 Application of Part II of this Act.
- 283A Offences which are to become triable only summarily.
- 284 Jurisdiction of inferior courts.
- 285 Certain crimes not to be tried in inferior courts.
- 286 Remit to higher court or other jurisdiction.
- 287 Boundaries of jurisdiction.
- 288 Jurisdiction of sheriff.
- 289 Summary powers of sheriff.
- 289A Amendments relating to penalties (and mode of trial) for offences made triable only summarily.
- 289B Penalties on summary conviction for offences triable either summarily or on indictment.
- 289C Increase of fines for certain summary offences.
- 289D Power to alter sums specified in certain provisions.
- 289E Penalties for first and subsequent convictions of summary offences to be the same.
- 289F Increase of fines for certain summary offences.
- 289G The standard scale: amendment of enactments.
- 289GA Statutory maximum as penalty in respect of summary conviction for offences in subordinate instruments.
- 289GB Exceptionally high maximum fines.
- 289GC Fines under secondary subordinate instruments–Scotland.
- 289GD Fines on summary conviction for offences under subordinate instruments– conversion to references to levels on scale.
- 289H Schedule 7D.
- 290 When six months’ imprisonment competent.
- 291 Trial of certain offences.
- 292 Theft outside Scotland.
- 293 Instructions by Lord Advocate as to reporting offences.
- 294 Power of constable to take offenders into custody.
- 295 Interim liberation by officer in charge of police station.
- 296 Police liberation or detention of children arrested.
- 297 Committal of children to custody in place of safety.
- 298 All offences to be bailable.
- 299 Application for review of court’s decision on bail and caution.
- 299A Application by prosecutor for review of court’s decision to grant bail.
- 300 Appeal in respect of bail.
- 301 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 303 Caution and bail.
- 304 Power to order parents to give security for child’s good behaviour.
- 305 Right of accused to have access to solicitor.
- 306 Separation of children from adults at courts, etc.
- 307 Attendance at court of parent of child charged with an offence, etc.
- 308 Notice to local authority of charge against a child.
- 309 Forms of procedure.
- 310 Incidental applications.
- 310A Abolition of private summary prosecutions.
- 311 Complaint.
- 312 Form of the charge in complaint.
- 313 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 314 Orders of court on complaint.
- 315 Citation.
- 316 Manner of citation.
- 317 Citation of probationer.
- 318 Citation of offender.
- 319 Citation by post.
- 320 Apprehension of witness.
- 321 Warrants of apprehension and search.
- 322 Warrants for arrest of escaped prisoners and mental patients.
- 323 Warrant to search for or remove a child.
- 324 Backing of certain warrants from the Isle of Man.
- 325 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 326 Service of complaints, etc.
- 237 Warrants granted by justice may be executed throughout Scotland.
- 327 Sheriff’s warrant may be executed out of district.
- 328 Adjournment for inquiry, etc.
- 329 Remand and committal of persons under 21.
- 330 Power of court to commit to hospital a person suffering from mental disorder.
- 331 Statutory offences time-limit.
- 331A Prevention of delay in trials.
- 331B Death, illness or absence of judge.
- 332 Power to recover penalties.
- 333 Offences by companies, etc.
- 333A Adjournment for inquiry at first calling.
- 333B Agreement of evidence.
- 334 Procedure at first diet, etc.
- 335 Amendment of complaint.
- 336 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 337 Plea of not guilty.
- 337A Intermediate diet.
- 337B Removal of accused from court.
- 338 Failure of accused to appear.
- 338A Desertion of trial diet.
- 339 Alibi.
- 340 Examination of witness.
- 341 Witnesses not to be excluded by reason of conviction, interest, etc.
- 342 Witnesses admissible notwithstanding relationship to parties.
- 342A Power to permit witness to be in court during trial.
- 343 Presence in court not to disqualify witnesses in certain cases.
- 344 Punishment of witness for contempt.
- 345 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 345A No case to answer.
- 346 Accused and spouse competent witnesses for defence.
- 346A Evidence in relation to sexual offences.
- 346ZA Evidence of criminal record and character of accused.
- 346B Exceptions to prohibition.
- 347 Evidence of the accused.
- 348 Spouse to be competent witness.
- 349 Witness may be examined etc., as to having previously made a different statement.
- 349A Recall of witnesses.
- 350 Additional evidence.
- 350A Evidence in replication.
- 351 Defence to speak last.
- 352 Record of proceedings at examination to be received in evidence without being sworn to by witnesses.
- 353 Proof of official documents.
- 354 Admissions by parties.
- 355 Judges equally divided.
- 356 Previous convictions.
- 357 Laying of previous convictions before court.
- 358 Proof of previous convictions by fingerprints.
- 359 Record.
- 360 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 360A Interruption of summary proceedings for verdict in earlier trial.
- 361 Child under 14 not to be in court during trial of another person.
- 362 Power to clear court while child is giving evidence in certain cases.
- 363 Power to proceed with case in absence of person under 17.
- 364 Power of court, in respect of certain offences against a child, to refer child to Principal Reporter.
- 365 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 366 Procedure when sheriff sits summarily in respect of offence by child.
- 367 Powers of sheriff sitting summarily.
- 368 Presumption and determination of age of child.
- 369 Age of criminal responsibility.
- 370 Child charged jointly with person who is not a child.
- 371 Welfare of child.
- 372 Reference and remit of children’s cases by courts to children’s hearings.
- 373 Reference and remit of cases of certain young persons by courts to children’s hearings.
- 374 Restrictions on report of proceedings involving person under 16.
- 375 Insanity in bar of trial.
- 375ZA Examination of facts.
- 375ZB Examination of facts: supplementary provisions.
- 375ZC Disposal of case where accused found to be insane.
- 375ZD Appeal by accused in case involving insanity.
- 375ZE Appeal by prosecutor in case involving insanity.
- 375A Interim hospital orders.
- 376 Power of court to order hospital admission or guardianship.
- 377 Requirements as to medical evidence.
- 378 Supplementary provisions as to hospital orders.
- 379 Power of court to restrict discharge from hospital.
- 380 Power of court to adjourn case before sentence.
- 380A Offence committed by person under supervision etc.: provision of local authority report.
- 381 Remand for inquiry into physical or mental condition.
- 382 Admonition.
- 383 Absolute discharge.
- 384 Probation.
- 385 Probation orders requiring treatment for mental condition.
- 386 Discharge and amendment of probation orders.
- 387 Failure to comply with requirement of probation order.
- 388 Commission of further offence.
- 389 Probation orders relating to persons residing in England.
- 390 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 391 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 392 Effects of probation and absolute discharge.
- 393 Probation reports.
- 394 Power to mitigate penalties.
- 395 Provisions as to fines.
- 395A Power to remit fines.
- 396 Time for payment.
- 397 Application for further time for payment of fine.
- 398 Restriction on imprisonment after fine or caution.
- 399 Payment by instalments.
- 400 Supervision pending payment of fine.
- 401 Supplementary provisions as to payment of fine.
- 402 Fines, etc., may be enforced in other district.
- 403 Transfer of fine orders.
- 404 Action of clerk of court on transfer of fine orders.
- 405 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 406 Substitution of custody for imprisonment where a child defaults on fine.
- 407 Period of imprisonment for non-payment of fine.
- 408 Discharge from imprisonment to be specified.
- 409 Payment of fine in part by prisoner.
- 410 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 411 Recovery by civil diligence.
- 412 Payment of fines to be made to clerk of court.
- 412A Supervised attendance orders in place of fines for 16 and 17 year olds.
- 412B Supervised attendance orders where court allows further time to pay fine.
- 413 Detention of children.
- 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 415 Detention of young offenders.
- 416 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 418 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 419 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 421 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 422 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 423 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 424 Detention in precincts of court.
- 425 No imprisonment for less than five days.
- 426 Legal custody.
- 427 Conviction of part only of charge.
- 428 Art and part guilt of statutory offence.
- 430 Forms of finding and sentence.
- 430A Sentence following guilty plea.
- 431 Consideration of time spent in custody.
- 432 Deferred sentence.
- 433 Sentence in open court.
- 434 Further provision as to sentence.
- 435 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 436 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 436A Disqualification in Scotland where vehicle used to commit offence.
- 437 Warrant of search for forfeited articles.
- 438 Register of children found guilty of offences.
- 439 Correction of entries.
- 439A Amendment of records of conviction and sentence in summary proceedings.
- 440 Extract sufficient warrant for imprisonment.
- 441 Provision for court comprising more than one judge.
- 442 Right of appeal.
- 442ZA Leave to appeal against conviction etc.
- 442A Method of appeal against conviction or conviction and sentence.
- 442B Method of appeal against sentence alone.
- 443 Appeals against hospital orders, etc.
- 443A Suspension of disqualification, forfeiture, etc.
- 444 Manner and time of appeal.
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- 446 Procedure where appellant in custody.
- 447 Draft stated case to be prepared.
- 448 Adjustment and signature of case.
- 449 Abandonment of appeal.
- 450 Record of procedure in appeal.
- 451 Computation of time.
- 451A Quorum of High Court in relation to appeals.
- 452 Hearing of appeal.
- 452A Disposal of stated case appeal.
- 452B Supplementary provisions where High Court authorises new prosecution.
- 453 Prosecutor’s consent to or application for setting aside of conviction.
- 453A Appeal by bill of suspension or advocation on ground of miscarriage of justice.
- 453AA Leave to appeal against sentence.
- 453B Appeals against sentence only.
- 453C Disposal of appeal by note of appeal.
- 453D Disposal of appeal where appellant insane.
- 453E Failure of appellant who has been granted bail to appear personally.
- 454 Convictions not to be quashed on certain grounds.
- 455 Other modes of appeal.
- 455A Sentencing guidelines.
- 456 Actions of damages in respect of proceedings under this Part of this Act.
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- 457ZA Acts of Adjournal.
- 457A Mode of trial of certain offences.
- 458 Construction of enactments referring to sentence of detention.
- 459 Construction of enactments referring to detention.
- 460 Transitional provisions and savings.
- 461 Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations.
- 462 Interpretation.
- 463 Extent.
- 464 Short title and commencement.
- SCHEDULE 1 Offences Against Children Under the Age of 17 Years to which Special Provisions Apply
- SCHEDULE 2
- SCHEDULE 3 Composition of Juries
- SCHEDULE 4
- SCHEDULE 5 Discharge and Amendment of Probation Orders
- Schedule 5A Supervision and Treatment Orders
- SCHEDULE 6 Fines on Indictment—Payment by Instalments
- SCHEDULE 7 Application of Sums Paid as Part of Fine Under Section 409 of this Act
- SCHEDULE 7A Offences Made Triable Only Summarily, and Related Amendments
- SCHEDULE 7B Alteration of Penalties on Summary Conviction of Certain Offences
- SCHEDULE 7C Increase of fines for certain summary offences
- SCHEDULE 7D Fines to be Altered other than in Accordance with Sections 289E and 289F
- SCHEDULE 8 Provisions of this Act referred to in section 460(8) of this Act
- SCHEDULE 9 Amendment of Other Enactments
- Schedule 10 Repeals and Revocations
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442A Method of appeal against conviction or conviction and sentence.
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Propose a change442B Method of appeal against sentence alone.
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Propose a change443 Appeals against hospital orders, etc.
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Propose a change443A Suspension of disqualification, forfeiture, etc.
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Propose a change444 Manner and time of appeal.
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Propose a change446 Procedure where appellant in custody.
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Propose a change447 Draft stated case to be prepared.
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Propose a change448 Adjustment and signature of case.
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Propose a change449 Abandonment of appeal.
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Propose a change450 Record of procedure in appeal.
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Propose a change451 Computation of time.
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Propose a change451A Quorum of High Court in relation to appeals.
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Propose a change452 Hearing of appeal.
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Propose a change452A Disposal of stated case appeal.
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Propose a change452B Supplementary provisions where High Court authorises new prosecution.
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Propose a change453 Prosecutor’s consent to or application for setting aside of conviction.
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Propose a change453A Appeal by bill of suspension or advocation on ground of miscarriage of justice.
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Propose a change453AA Leave to appeal against sentence.
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Propose a change453B Appeals against sentence only.
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Propose a change453C Disposal of appeal by note of appeal.
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Propose a change453D Disposal of appeal where appellant insane.
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Propose a change453E Failure of appellant who has been granted bail to appear personally.
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Propose a change454 Convictions not to be quashed on certain grounds.
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Propose a change455 Other modes of appeal.
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Propose a change455A Sentencing guidelines.
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Propose a change456 Actions of damages in respect of proceedings under this Part of this Act.
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Propose a change457ZA Acts of Adjournal.
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Propose a change457A Mode of trial of certain offences.
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Propose a change458 Construction of enactments referring to sentence of detention.
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Propose a change459 Construction of enactments referring to detention.
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Propose a change460 Transitional provisions and savings.
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Propose a change461 Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations.
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Propose a change462 Interpretation.
(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them— “appropriate court” means a court named as such in pursuance of section 183(2) or 384(2) of this Act or of Schedule 5 to this Act in a probation order or in an amendment of any such order made on a change of residence of a probationer; “bail” means release of an accused or an appellant on conditions, or conditions imposed on bail, as the context requires; “Borstal training” and “detention centre” have the like meanings as in the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989; “charged” means, in respect of proceedings under Part I of this Act, charged on petition or indictment and, in respect of proceedings under Part II of this Act, charged on complaint; “chartered psychologist” means a person for the time being listed in the British Psychological Society’s Register of Chartered Psychologists; “child”, except in sections 18, 62, 171(3), 294, 313 and 368(3) of this Act and Schedule 1 to this Act, has the meaning assigned to that expression for the purposes of Chapters 2 and 3 of Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; “children’s hearing” has the meaning assigned to it in Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; “Clerk of Justiciary” shall include assistant clerk of justiciary and shall extend and apply to any person duly authorised to execute the duties of Clerk of Justiciary or assistant clerk of justiciary; “commit for trial” means commit until liberation in due course of law; “complaint” includes a copy of the complaint laid before the court; “convicted” (except in relation to previous convictions), in respect of proceedings under Part I of this Act, means convicted on indictment, and, in respect of proceedings under Part II of this Act, means summarily convicted; and “conviction” shall be construed accordingly; “the court”, in relation to solemn procedure, means a court of solemn criminal jurisdiction and includes the High Court and the sheriff court and, in relation to summary procedure, means a court of summary criminal jurisdiction; “court of summary jurisdiction” means a court of summary criminal jurisdiction; “court of summary criminal jurisdiction” shall include the sheriff court and district court; “crime” means all crime at common law, as well as all crime under any existing or future Acts of Parliament, and includes high crime and offence, felony, crime and offence, offence and misdemeanour, and includes attempt; “diet” includes any continuation of a diet; “enactment” includes an enactment contained in a local Act and any order, regulation or other instrument having effect by virtue of an Act; “England” includes Wales; “examination of facts” means an examination of facts held under section 174ZA or 375ZA of this Act; “existing” means existing immediately before the commencement of this Act; “extract conviction” and “extract of previous conviction” include certified copy conviction, certificate of conviction, and any other document under the hand of the proper officer in use to be issued from any court of justice of the United Kingdom as evidence of a conviction; “fine” includes (a) any pecuniary penalty (but not a pecuniary forfeiture or pecuniary compensation), and (b) an instalment of a fine; “governor” means, in relation to a contracted out prison within the meaning of section 106(4) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, the director of the prison; “guardian”, in relation to a child, includes any person who, in the opinion of the court having cognizance of any case in relation to the child or in which the child is concerned, has for the time being the charge of or control over the child; “guardianship order” has the meaning assigned to it by section 175(5) or 376(8) of this Act; “High Court” and “Court of Justiciary” shall mean “High Court of Justiciary” and shall include any court held by the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary, or any of them; “indictment” shall include any indictment whether in the sheriff court or the High Court framed in the form set out in Schedule A to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1887 or in an Act of Adjournal under this Act or as nearly as may be in such form; “hospital” means— (a) any hospital vested in the Secretary of State or in a National Health Service trust under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (b) any private hospital registered under Pt. IV of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984; and (c) any State hospital; “hospital order” has the meaning assigned to it by section 175(3) or 376(6) of this Act; “impose detention” or “impose imprisonment” means pass a sentence of detention or imprisonment, as the case may be, or make an order for committal in default of payment of any sum of money or for contempt of court; “judge”, in relation to solemn procedure, means a judge of a court of solemn criminal jurisdiction and, in relation to summary procedure, means any sheriff or any judge of a district court; “justice” includes the sheriff and any stipendiary magistrate or justice of the peace; “justice of the peace” means any of Her Majesty’s justices of the peace for any commission area in Scotland acting within such commission area; “legalised police cells” has the like meaning as in the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989; “local authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(2) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968; “Lord Commissioner of Justiciary” shall include Lord Justice General and Lord Justice Clerk; “medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of the Medical Act 1956; “offence” means any act, attempt or omission punishable by law; “officer of law” includes, in relation to the service and execution of any warrant, citation, petition, indictment, complaint, list of witnesses, order, notice, or other proceeding or document— any macer, messenger-at-arms, sheriff officer or other person having authority to execute a warrant of the court; any constable within the meaning of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967; any person who is employed under section 9 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 for the assistance of the constables of a police force and who is authorised by the chief constable of that police force in relation to service and execution as mentioned above; where the person upon whom service or execution is effected is in prison at the time of service on him, any prison officer; and any person (or class of persons) authorised in that regard for the time being by the Lord Advocate or by the Secretary of State; “officer of police” includes a chief constable, deputy chief constable, constable and criminal officer; “order” means any order, byelaw, rule or regulation having statutory authority; . . . “patient” means a person suffering or appearing to be suffering from mental disorder; “place of safety”, in relation to a person not being a child, means any police station, prison or remand centre, or any hospital the board of management of which are willing temporarily to receive him, and in relation to a child means a place of safety within the meaning of Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; “prison” does not include a naval, military or air force prison; “prison officer” and “officer of a prison” means, in relation to a contracted out prison within the meaning of section 106(4) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, a prisoner custody officer within the meaning of section 114(1) of that Act; “probationer” means a person who is under supervision by virtue of a probation order or who was under such supervision at the time of the commission of any relevant offence or failure to comply with such order; “probation order” has the meaning assigned to it by section 183 or 384 of this Act; “probation period” means the period for which a probationer is placed under supervision by a probation order; “procurator fiscal” shall mean sheriff’s procurator fiscal, and shall include assistant procurator fiscal and procurator fiscal depute and shall extend and apply to any person duly authorised to execute the duties of such procurator fiscal; “prosecutor”, in Part I of this Act, includes Crown counsel, procurator fiscal, any other person prosecuting in the public interest and any private prosecutor; and, in Part II of this Act, includes procurator fiscal, district prosecutor, depute district prosecutor, assistant district prosecutor, and any other person prosecuting in the public interest, . . .and complainer and any person duly authorised to represent or act for any public prosecutor; “remand” means an order adjourning the proceedings or continuing the case and giving direction as to detention in custody or liberation during the period of adjournment or continuation and references to remanding a person or remanding in custody or on bail shall be construed accordingly; “remand centre” has the like meaning as in the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989; “reporter” means an officer appointed by a local authority under section 36 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968; “residential establishment” means an establishment within the meaning of that expression for the purposes of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or, as the case may be, of Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; “responsible medical officer” has the meaning assigned to it by section 59 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984; “restriction order” has the meaning assigned to it by section 178 or 379 of this Act; “sentence”, whether of detention or of imprisonment, means a sentence passed in respect of a crime or offence and does not include an order for committal in default of payment of any sum of money or for contempt of court. “sheriff” shall include sheriff principal; “sheriff clerk” shall include sheriff clerk depute, and shall extend and apply to any person duly authorised to execute the duties of sheriff clerk; “sheriff court district” shall extend to the limits within which the sheriff has jurisdiction in criminal matters whether by statute or at common law; “State hospital” has the meaning assigned to it in Part VIII of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984; “statute” shall mean any Act of Parliament, public general, local, or private, and any Provisional Order confirmed by Act of Parliament; “supervision requirement” has the meaning assigned to it in Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; “training school order” has the same meaning as in the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968; “witness” includes haver. (2) References in this Act to a court do not include references to a court-martial; and nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the punishment which may be awarded by a court-martial under the Naval Discipline Act 1957, the Army Act 1955 or the Air Force Act 1955 for a civil offence within the meaning of those Acts. (3) For the purpose of any provision of Part II of this Act referring to a court acting for any place, a court entitled to exercise jurisdiction in any place shall be deemed to be a court acting for that place. (4) For the purposes of this Act, except section 183(7) or 384(7) thereof, where a probation order has been made on appeal, the order shall be deemed to have been made by the court from which the appeal was brought. (5) Any reference in this Act to a previous sentence of imprisonment shall be construed as including a reference to a previous sentence of penal servitude; any such reference to a previous sentence of Borstal training shall be construed as including a reference to a previous sentence of detention in a Borstal institution. (6) Any reference in this Act to a previous conviction or sentence shall be construed as a reference to a previous conviction by a court in any part of the United Kingdom and to a previous sentence passed by any such court. (7) References in this Act to an offence punishable with imprisonment shall be construed, in relation to any offender, without regard to any prohibition or restriction imposed by or under any enactment, including this Act, upon the imprisonment of offenders of his age. (8) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 171 or 368 of this Act, where the age of any person at any time is material for the purposes of any provision of this Act regulating the powers of a court, his age at the material time shall be deemed to be or to have been that which appears to the court, after considering any available evidence, to be or to have been his age at that time. (9) References in this Act to findings of guilty and findings that an offence has been committed shall be construed as including references to pleas of guilty and admissions that an offence has been committed. (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (11) References in this Act to any enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act.
Propose a change463 Extent.
(1) The following provisions of this Act shall extend to England and Wales, that is to say— (a) in Part I, sections . . . , 169, 188(3) to (8) 189 and 212A(2) and (6); (b) in Part II, sections . . . , 365, 370 (so far as relating to section 374), 374, 389(3) to (8) , 390 and 413; (c) in Part III, section 463(1); (d) in Schedule 9, the amendments relating to— (i) . . . (ii) the Criminal Justice Act 1961; (iii) . . . (iv) the Criminal Justice Act 1967; (v) the Children and Young Persons Act 1969; (vi) the Immigration Act 1971; (vii) the Criminal Justice Act 1972; and (viii) the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973. (e) in Schedule 10, the repeals relating to— (i) sections 46, 50 and 54 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937; (ii) sections 7 and 7A of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1949; (iii) sections 39, 40 and 53(1) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1963; (iv) section 54(8) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967; (v) Schedule 5 (other than paragraph 68 thereof) to the Children and Young Persons Act 1969; and (vi) sections 53 and 58(a) of, and paragraphs 3 and 19 of Schedule 5 to, the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973. (1A) Sections 169 , 374 and 413 of this Act shall extend to Northern Ireland. (2) The following provisions of this Act shall extend to the Isle of Man, that is to say— (a) in Part I, section 16; (b) in Part II, section 324; (c) in Part III, section 463(2); (d) in Schedule 10, the repeal relating to section 53(3) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1963. (3) Save as aforesaid, and except so far as it relates to the interpretation or commencement of the said provisions, this Act shall extend to Scotland only.
Propose a change464 Short title and commencement.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975. (2) Subject to the following provisions of this section, this Act shall come into operation on 16th May 1975. (3) Sections 23 and 329 of this Act shall come into operation on such day as Her Majesty may by Order in Council appoint. (4) Sections 214 and 423 of this Act shall come into operation on such date as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and any such order shall be made by statutory instrument. (5) A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (4) of this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Propose a changeSCHEDULE 1 Offences Against Children Under the Age of 17 Years to which Special Provisions Apply
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