Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 2010 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. The Act

3. Commentary on Sections

   1. Legal Assistance

      1. Section 1 Right of suspects to have access to solicitor

      2.   Section 2 Criminal advice and assistance: automatic availability in certain cases

   2. Detention

      1. Section 3 Extension of period of detention under section 14 of 1995 Act

   3. Sections 1 and 3: transitionals and savings

      1. Section 4 Sections 1 and 3: transitional and saving provision

   4. Appeals

      1. Section 5 Extension of time limit for late appeals: right to make representations

      2. Section 6 Time limit for lodging bills of advocation and bills of suspension

      3. Section 7 References by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission

   5. General

      1. Section 8 Interpretation

      2. Section 9 Commencement

      3. Section 10 Short title

4. Parliamentary History