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Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985

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Section 60.

SCHEDULE 3Transitional Provisions

Section 36

1Sections 141 A, 141B, 346A and 346B of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 do not apply in relation to a trial which has commenced before the coming into force of those sections ; and, for the purposes of this paragraph, a trial shall be taken to commence—

(a)in the case of solemn proceedings, when the oath is administered to the jury;

(b)in the case of summary proceedings, when the first witness is sworn.

Section 38

2The amendment to section 120 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 effected by section 38 of this Act has no effect in relation to proceedings in which the complaint was served on the accused before the coming into force of section 38 of this Act.

Section 39

3Section 193B of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 shall not affect the punishment for an offence committed before the coming into force of section 39 of this Act.

Section 40

4The amendments to section 407(1A) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 effected by section 40 of this Act have no effect in relation to fines imposed in respect of offences committed before the coming into force of section 40 of this Act.

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