Point in time view as at 01/12/2022.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014, Cross Heading: Offences committed in another Member State.
Textual Amendments
F1 S. 3J and cross-heading inserted (23.12.2015) by The Victims' Rights (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/444), regs. 1(2), 9
Where—
(a) a person who is or appears to be a victim in relation to an offence or alleged offence committed in a Member State of the EU F3... makes a complaint about that offence to a constable, and
(b)criminal proceedings for that offence or alleged offence cannot be raised in Scotland,
the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland must ensure that the complaint is transmitted without undue delay to the appropriate authority of the Member State in which the offence or alleged offence was committed.]
Textual Amendments
F2Word in s. 3J heading substituted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Protection Measures, European Protection Order and Victims’ Rights (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment Etc.) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/249), regs. 1(1), 6(2)
F3Words in s. 3J(a) omitted (1.12.2022) by virtue of The Civil Protection Measures, European Protection Order and Victims’ Rights (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment Etc.) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/249), regs. 1(1), 6(3)
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