Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 1)

Valid from 17/01/2017

PART 1 S ARREST AND CUSTODY

CHAPTER 7 S GENERAL

Interpretation of Part S

63 Meaning of officially accused S

For the purposes of this Part, a person is officially accused of committing an offence if—

(a) a constable charges the person with the offence, or

(b) the prosecutor initiates proceedings against the person in respect of the offence.