The Supervised Attendance Order (Prescribed Courts) (Scotland) Order 2004

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 194

CRIMINAL LAW

The Supervised Attendance Order (Prescribed Courts) (Scotland) Order 2004

Made

22nd April 2004

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

23rd April 2004

Coming into force

for all purposes other than article 3(b)

17th May 2004

for the purpose of article 3(b)

21st June 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 235(4)(a) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Supervised Attendance Order (Prescribed Courts) (Scotland) Order 2004.

Commencement

2.  The provisions of this Order, with the exception of article 3(b), shall come into force on 17th May 2004 and the provisions of article 3(b) shall come into force on 21st June 2004.

Prescribed courts

3.  The courts which are prescribed for the purposes of section 235(4)(a) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 are–

(a) Ayr Sheriff Court; and

(b) Glasgow District Court.

CATHY JAMIESON

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

22nd April 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes Ayr Sheriff Court and Glasgow District Court as the courts which must make a supervised attendance order in the circumstances described in section 235(4) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. These arrangements apply with regard to Ayr Sheriff Court with effect from 17th May 2004 and with regard to Glasgow District Court with effect from 21st June 2004.

A supervised attendance order requires an offender to attend a place of supervision for a specified period and, during that period, to carry out such instructions as may be given to the offender by the supervising officer.

(1)

1995 c. 46. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).