Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 584
Constitutional Law
Devolution, Scotland
Social Security
The Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modification) Order 2020
Made
9th June 2020
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 104, 112(1) and 113(5) of the Scotland Act 1998( 1 ).
In accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 7 to that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modification) Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
Amendment of the Criminal Justice Act 1991
2. After section 24(3A) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991(recovery of fines etc.)( 2 ), insert—
“ (3B) This section applies in relation to a restitution order imposed under section 253A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 ( 3 ) as if any reference in subsection (1) or (3) above to a fine included a reference to a restitution order. ” .
Alister Jack
Secretary of State
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
9th June 2020
1998 c.46 . There are amendments to section 104 which are not relevant to this Order.
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 .
1995 c.46 . Section 253A was inserted by section 25 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 1) .