PART 4Council Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA on taking account of convictions in the member States of the European Union in the course of new criminal proceedings
Amendment of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 200914
Section 39 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 200945 (defences in relation to offences against older children) is amended as follows—
a
in subsection (2)(a)(ia) and (b)(ia)46 after “of 16” insert “and the court before which the charge is brought considers it is appropriate for that conviction to have that effect”, and
b
in subsection (5)(aa)47 omit “other than the United Kingdom”.