Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019

Transitional, schedule and definition S

37 Transitional provision S

(1) Any amendment of the 1974 Act by a provision of this Part referring in any way to a sentence applies in relation to a sentence imposed in respect of a conviction before the date on which the provision comes into force (as well as in respect of a conviction on or after that date).

(2) Any amendment of the 1974 Act by a provision of this Part referring to a conviction applies in relation to a conviction before the date on which the provision comes into force (as well as in relation to a conviction on or after that date).

(3) Subsection (2) applies to the court's convicting of a person as it applies to a conviction.

(4) The 1974 Act applies as if the amendments mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) had always had effect (but see the remaining provisions of this section).

(5) Subsection (6) applies where, by virtue of subsection (4), a person—

(a) would have been treated as a rehabilitated person for the purposes of the 1974 Act, and

(b) would have been so treated by virtue of an amendment of that Act made by a provision mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) before the date on which the provision comes into force.

(6) The person is, subject to any order made under section 4(4) or 7(4) of the 1974 Act, to be treated on and after that date as a protected person (within the meaning of that Act as amended by this Act).

(7) Subsection (8) applies where, by virtue of subsection (4), a conviction—

(a) would have been treated as spent for the purposes of the 1974 Act, and

(b) would have been so treated by virtue of an amendment of that Act made by a provision mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) before the date on which the provision comes into force.

(8) The conviction is, subject to any order made under section 4(4) or 7(4), to be treated on and after that date as a spent conviction.

(9) In subsections (5)(b) and (7)(b), the references to subsection (2) include references to that subsection as applied in subsection (3).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 37 in force at 30.11.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/245, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)

38 Remainder of amendments S

Schedule 2 makes minor and consequential amendments to the 1974 Act (including changes to certain terminology).

Commencement Information

I2 S. 38 in force at 30.11.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/245, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)

39 Meaning of the 1974 Act S

In this Part, “the 1974 Act” means the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Commencement Information

I3 S. 39 in force at 21.12.2019 by S.S.I. 2019/413, reg. 2(b)