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Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014

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Point in time view as at 25/08/2020. This version of this provision has been superseded. Help about Status

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[F13J.Offences committed in another Member StateS

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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 other than the United Kingdom 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

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

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