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The Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2026
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Scottish Statutory Instruments
2026 No. 24 (C. 2)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
The Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2026
Made
22nd January 2026
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
26th January 2026
Coming into force
9th February 2026
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 18(2) of the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 9 February 2026.
Appointed day
2. 9 February 2026 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 13 (throughcare support) of the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023.
ANGELA CONSTANCE
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Edinburgh
22nd January 2026
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force section 13 of the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 on 9 February 2026.
Section 13 amends the Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 by inserting new sections 34C and 34D, which deal with throughcare support.
The Bill for the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 1 August 2023 and sections 6, 7, and 15 to 19 came into force the following day.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT Regulations
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
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