In this Act—
“controlled drug” has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the M1Misuse of Drugs Act 1971; and
“the 1975 Act” means the M2Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975;
and provision for the construction of the expressions “administrator”, “associate”, “authorised government department”, “confiscation order”, “drug trafficking”, “implicative gift”, “realisable property”, “restraint order” and “the 1985 Act” is made by section 47(1) of this Act.
(1)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments respectively specified in that Schedule, being minor amendments and amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act.
(2)The enactments set out in columns 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—
(a)any amount payable—
(i)under section 20(2) of this Act in respect of remuneration or expenses of administrators; or
(ii)as compensation under section 26(4)(c) of this Act;
(b)any administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary of State, or by the Lord Advocate, in consequence of this Act; and
(c)any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987; and subject to subsection (4) below it extends to Scotland only.
(2)This Act, except this section, shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different purposes and for different provisions.
(3)An order under subsection (2) above may contain such transitional provisions and savings as appear to the Secretary of State necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions brought into force (whether wholly or partly) by the order.
(4)This section and sections 4(5), 20(1), 33 to 37, 41(10) to (12), 45(2), (3) and (7)(c) and (f), 47, 55(a) and (b) and 69 of, and, in so far as relating to the M3Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986, section 70(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, this Act extend to England and Wales as well as to Scotland; sections 51 to 53, 56(11) and 59 extend to England and Wales and to Northern Ireland as well as to Scotland; sections 31 and 45(1), (4) and (7)(a), (b), (d) and (e) extend to England and Wales only; F1 . . ..
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 72(4) repealed (N.I.) (01.10.1991) by S.I. 1990/1504 (N.I. 10), art. 113, Sch. 6; S.R. 1991/438, art.5(c).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Power of appointment conferred by s. 72(2) fully exercised: S.I. 1987/1468, 1594, 2119; 1988/482, 483, 1710
Marginal Citations