PART XIV General

309 Short title, commencement and extent.

1

This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.

2

This Act shall come into force on 1 April 1996.

3

Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, this Act extends to Scotland only.

4

The following provisions of this Act and this section extend to England and Wales—

  • section 44;

  • section 47;

  • section 209(3) and (7);

  • section 234(4) to (11);

  • section 244;

  • section 252 for the purposes of the construction mentioned in subsection (1) of that subsection;

  • section 303(4).

5

The following provisions of this Act and this section extend to Northern Ireland—

  • section 44;

  • section 47;

  • section 244;

  • section 252 for the purposes of the construction mentioned in subsection (1) of that subsection;

  • section 303(4).

6

Section 297(3) and (4) of this Act and this section also extend to the Isle of Man.