PART 3

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Disclosure of convictions etc.

Convictions by courts in other EU member States
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Schedule 4 makes modifications of the 1995 Act and other enactments for the purposes of and in connection with implementing obligations of the United Kingdom created by or arising under the Framework Decision (so far as they have effect in or as regards Scotland).
2
The Scottish Ministers may by order make further provision for the purposes of and in connection with implementing those obligations.
3
The provision may, in particular, confer functions—
a
on the Scottish Ministers,
b
on other persons.
4
An order under subsection (2) may modify any enactment.
5
In this section, the “Framework Decision” means Council Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA of 24 July 2008 on taking account of convictions in the Member States of the European Union in the course of new criminal proceedings.