Part 3Penalties
Sentencing powers
46JP court: power to increase penalties
1
The Scottish Ministers may by order amend any specification of a maximum—
a
term of imprisonment,
b
level of fine,
c
amount of caution,
in section 7(6) or (7) of the 1995 Act.
2
The Scottish Ministers may by order amend any specification, in relation to the JP court, of a maximum—
a
term of imprisonment,
b
level of fine,
in any other enactment.
3
An order under subsection (1) or (2) may not make provision for—
a
a term of imprisonment exceeding 6 months,
b
a fine exceeding level 5 on the standard scale,
c
an amount of caution exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.