Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 Explanatory Notes

Section 29 - Sentences to which no disclosure period applies

124.Section 29 inserts a new section 5J into the 1974 Act after section 5I, listing the disposals for which there is no disclosure period applicable. Section 5J(1) sets out the types of disposals where no disclosure period will apply under an amended 1974 Act.

125.Section 5J(2) makes it clear that the disclosure periods for these disposals should be read as if the period of time is nil. These will all become spent immediately on imposition.

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