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Part 3SPenalties

Sentencing powersS

Prospective

46JP court: power to increase penaltiesS

(1)The Scottish Ministers may by order amend any specification of a maximum—

(a)term of imprisonment,

(b)level of fine,

(c)amount of caution,

in section 7(6) or (7) of the 1995 Act.

(2)The Scottish Ministers may by order amend any specification, in relation to the JP court, of a maximum—

(a)term of imprisonment,

(b)level of fine,

in any other enactment.

(3)An order under subsection (1) or (2) may not make provision for—

(a)a term of imprisonment exceeding 6 months,

(b)a fine exceeding level 5 on the standard scale,

(c)an amount of caution exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.