Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Community Payback Orders) 2011

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 21      

High Court Of Justiciary

Sheriff Court

Justice Of The Peace Court

Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Community Payback Orders) 2011

Made

18th January 2011

Coming into force

31st January 2011

The Lord Justice General, the Lord Justice Clerk and the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 305 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf do hereby enact and declare:

Citation, commencement etc.

1.—(1) This Act of Adjournal may be cited as the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Community Payback Orders) 2011.

(2) It shall come into force on 31st January 2011.

(3) A certified copy of this Act of Adjournal is to be inserted in the Books of Adjournal.

Community payback orders

2.—(1) The Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No.4) (Miscellaneous) 2010(2) is amended in accordance with the following subparagraphs.

(2) In paragraph 2(1)(b), after inserted subparagraph (i) insert—

“(j) rule 20.22(5) (community payback orders: hearing of applications to vary, revoke and discharge community payback orders) shall be in Form 2.6-EJ.””.

(3) In paragraph 2(2)—

(a) after “Form 2.6-EH” omit “and”;

(b) after “Form 2.6-EI” insert “and Form 2.6-EJ”.

(4) After paragraph 2(5) insert—

“(5A) In rule 20.17 (use of certified copy documents in certain proceedings)(3) in paragraph (1)—

(a) at the end of subparagraph (a) insert “; or”;

(b) for subparagraphs (b) to (e) substitute—

“(f) a community payback order,””.

(5) In paragraph 2(6), in inserted rule 20.22—

(a) in paragraph (1), after “227A” insert “or 227M”;

(b) after paragraph (4) insert—

“(5) The citation of an offender to appear before a court under section 227Z(13) (hearing of applications to vary, revoke and discharge community payback orders) shall be in Form 20.22-E.”.

(6) In paragraph 2(7)—

(a) omit “and”;

(b) after “Form 20.22-D” insert “and Form 20.22-E”.

(7) In paragraph 2(8), for “13 December 2011” substitute “1st February 2011”.

(8) In Part 1 of the Schedule—

(a) at the end insert Form 2.6-EJ and Form 20.22-E set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Act of Adjournal;

(b) for Form 20.22-A substitute Form 20.22-A set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to this Act of Adjournal.

A. C. HAMILTON

Lord Justice General

I.P.D.

Edinburgh

18th January 2011

Paragraph 2(8)

SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(8)(a)

PART 1

Paragraph 2(8)(b)

PART 2

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)

This Act of Adjournal amends the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No.4) (Miscellaneous) 2010, which amends the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 in consequence of the introduction, by section 14 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010, of community payback orders.

This Act of Adjournal amends the 2010 Act of Adjournal before or comes into force because some further provisions are necessary to make the rules on community payback orders complete.

(1)

1995 c.46.

(2)

S.S.I. 2010/418.

(3)

Rule 20.17, last amended by S.S.I. 2005/160.