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The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Order 2016
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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Order 2016 and comes into force on 10th March 2016.
(2) In this Order, “the 2016 Act” means the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016.
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2. 10th March 2016 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 84 of the 2016 Act (maximum term for weapons offences).
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3.—(1) Despite the coming into force of section 84 of the 2016 Act, the amendments made by that section have no effect in relation to an offence committed before 10th March 2016.
(2) For the purposes of this article, where an offence is found to have been committed over a period of two days or more, or at some time during a period of two days or more, it is to be taken as having been committed on the first of those days.
MICHAEL MATHESON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
10th February 2016
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