Prospective

Part 3 S Victims’ rights to receive information and to give views

53 Release on licence: reasons for decisions S

(1) The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 17 (release on licence: right of victim to receive information and make representations)—

(a) in subsection (6)—

(i) in paragraph (a), after “release” insert “, including a summary of the reasons for its decision”,

(ii) in paragraph (b), after “conditions” insert “, including a summary of the reasons for its decision”,

(b) in subsection (8), in paragraph (a), after “conditions” insert “, including a summary of the reasons for its decision”,

(c) in subsection (10), in paragraph (a), after “conditions” insert “, including a summary of the reasons for their decision”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 53 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 116(2)