The Right to Interpretation and Translation in Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Regulations 2014
PART 1
Introductory
1
Citation, commencement and extent
2
Interpretation
PART 2
Police custody and police questioning
3
Right to interpretation assistance in police custody and during police questioning
4
Right to translation of essential documents in police custody
5
Review of a determination made under regulation 3 or 4
6
Complaints about interpretation assistance and translation of essential documents in police custody, etc.
7
Information to be recorded by the police
PART 3
Court proceedings
8
Right to interpretation assistance in court proceedings
9
Right to translation of essential documents in court proceedings
10
Power under regulation 9(4)(b) to determine any document to be essential: further provision
11
Application for a review of a determination made under regulation 8 or 9
12
Application for a direction in relation to interpretation assistance and translation of essential documents in court proceedings
13
Applications under regulations 11 and 12: further provision
14
Information to be recorded by the clerk of court
PART 4
General
15
Waiving of the right to translation of essential documents
16
Provision of interpretation assistance and translation of essential documents free of charge
2014 No. 95

Criminal Law

The Right to Interpretation and Translation in Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Regulations 2014
Made
1st April 2014
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
3rd April 2014
Coming into force
19th May 2014
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”)). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Schedule, Part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), in so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.