Explanatory Notes

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003

2003 asp 7

26 March 2003

The Act The Act is in 12 parts.

Part 12 – Miscellaneous and General

Miscellaneous

Schedule 5

435.Schedule 5 repeals all references in the 1981 Act to the imposition of a special penalty in connection with bird-related offences.  The concept of a special penalty for certain offences is redundant, as a consequence of the standardisation of maximum penalties effected by paragraph 6 of schedule 3.