Prospective

Part 7 S Sexual Offences Court

Chapter 1 S Establishment, jurisdiction and Judges of the Sexual Offences Court

Jurisdiction and competence S

71 Jurisdiction: sexual offences S

(1) The Sexual Offences Court may try any sexual offence which is triable on indictment in any place in Scotland.

(2) Where an indictment includes at least one sexual offence when the indictment is served, the Sexual Offences Court may try every offence listed on the indictment.

(3) But an indictment in the Sexual Offences Court may not include the offence of—

(a) treason,

(b) breach of duty by magistrates.

(4) In this Part, “sexual offence” means—

(a) an offence listed for the time being in schedule 4,

(b) attempting or conspiring to commit an offence listed for the time being in schedule 4,

(c) aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or inciting the commission of an offence listed for the time being in schedule 4.

(5) The Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, modify—

(a) the definition in subsection (4),

(b) the list in schedule 4.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 71 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 116(2)