Explanatory Notes

Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021

2021 asp 14

23 April 2021

The Act

Part 3 – Offences relating to stirring up hatred

Further provisions relating to the offences

Section 7 – Forfeiture and disposal of material to which offence relates

54.Section 7(1) provides for a court to order the forfeiture and disposal of any material relating to the commission of an offence under section 4 upon conviction. Section 7(2) provides that any order made under this section does not take effect until after any appeal is finally decided or abandoned or, if no such appeal is brought, after the expiry of the period within which an appeal against conviction or sentence may be brought. Section 7(3) defines the meaning of the bringing of an appeal for the purposes of section 7(2).