PART 5

REVIEW OF OPERATION OF ACT

Review of operation of Act
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1
The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as practicable after the end of the 5 year period, review the operation of—
a
Parts 1 to 3,
b
Part 4,
and lay before the Scottish Parliament a report on that review.
2
The report on the review of Parts 1 to 3 must, in particular, contain information about the effect of the operation of section 8 on access to justice and the administration of Scottish courts.
3
The report on the review of Part 4 must, in particular, contain information about the effect of the operation of section 20 on access to justice and the administration of Scottish courts.
4
Each report must include a statement by the Scottish Ministers setting out—
a
whether they intend to bring forward proposals to modify any provision of this Act, and
b
where no such proposals are to be brought forward, their reasons for not doing so.
5
The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as practicable after a report has been laid before the Parliament, publish the report in such a manner as they consider appropriate.
6
In this section, “the 5 year period” means the period of 5 years beginning with—
a
in the case of the review of Parts 1 to 3, the day of Royal Assent,
b
in the case of the review of Part 4, the day on which the first act of sederunt under section 21(1) comes into force.