Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13)

SCHEDULE 4 CONVICTIONS BY COURTS IN OTHER EU MEMBER STATES: MODIFICATIONS OF ENACTMENTS

PART 1 THE 1995 ACT

The 1995 Act

7 In section 275A (disclosure of accused’s previous convictions where court allows questioning or evidence under section 275)—

(a) in subsection (10)—

(i) the word “or” immediately following paragraph (a) is repealed, and

(ii) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) a conviction by a court in England and Wales, Northern Ireland or a member State of the European Union other than the United Kingdom of an offence that is equivalent to one to which section 288C of this Act applies by virtue of subsection (2) thereof; or”, and

(b) after subsection (10) insert—

“(10A) Any issue of equivalence arising in pursuance of subsection (10)(aa) is for the court to determine.”.