The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2000

Amendment of rule 3 of the principal Rules

2.—(1) Rule 3 of the principal Rules (interpretation)(1) is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this rule.

(2) In paragraph (1), in the definition of “appellant”—

(a) in paragraph (b), for the words “section 263(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 or section 124(3) of the said Act of 1995” there are substituted the words “section 124(3) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(2) or by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission pursuant to section 194B(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(3);”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (iii) after the words “Secretary of State” there are inserted the words “or, as the case may be, the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission”.

(3) In paragraph (1), in the definition of “Governor” in sub-paragraph (b) after the words “13 to 16” there are inserted the words “and, unless otherwise expressly provided for, in directions made under rules 51(3)(b), 52(2), 54(2), 63(3) and 74”.

(1)

Rule 3 was amended by S.I. 1996/32, rule 2, S.I. 1998/1589, rule 3 and S.I. 1999/374, rule 3.

(2)

Section 124(3) was repealed by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 48), Schedule 3.

(3)

Section 194B was inserted by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997, section 25.