Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (c. 53)

[F1 [F2 8C Modification of section 8B and schedule 3: Scotland S

(1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify the list of circumstances in section 8B(1) in which a person is given an alternative to prosecution by—

(a) amending an entry,

(b) removing an entry,

(c) adding an entry.

(2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify paragraph 1 of schedule 3 by—

(a) amending provision specifying when an alternative to prosecution becomes spent,

(b) removing provision specifying when an alternative to prosecution becomes spent,

(c) adding provision specifying when an alternative to prosecution becomes spent.

(3) Regulations under this section—

(a) may make different provision for different purposes,

(b) are subject to the affirmative procedure.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 62, SIF 39:1), Sch. 7 para. 24(a)(ii)

F2 S. 8C inserted (S.) (30.11.2020) by Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 14), ss. 31(2), 63(2) (with s. 37); S.S.I. 2020/245, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)