http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/46/section/253GCriminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to criminal procedure in Scotland.1995-11-08texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-09-29Expert Participation2026-10-01 PART XI Sentencing<Emphasis><Addition ChangeId="key-690b4e9decb238c1aa52f1a4ef110736-1493204443364" CommentaryRef="key-690b4e9decb238c1aa52f1a4ef110736">Victim surcharge</Addition></Emphasis><Addition ChangeId="key-690b4e9decb238c1aa52f1a4ef110736-1493204443364" CommentaryRef="key-690b4e9decb238c1aa52f1a4ef110736">The Victim Surcharge Fund</Addition>253G1A person to whom any sum is paid under section 253F(4) in respect of a victim surcharge must pay the sum to the Scottish Ministers.2The Scottish Ministers must pay any sum received by virtue of subsection (1) into a fund to be known as the Victim Surcharge Fund.3The Scottish Ministers must establish, maintain and administer the Victim Surcharge Fund for the purpose of securing the provision of support services for persons who are or appear to be the victims of crime and prescribed relatives of such persons.4Any payment out of the fund may be made only to—aa person who is or appears to be the victim of crime,ba prescribed relative of a person who is or appears to be the victim of crime,ca person who provides or secures the provision of support services for persons who are or appear to be victims of crime, ordthe Scottish Ministers or, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers, a person specified by order by virtue of subsection (5) in respect of outlays incurred in administering the fund.5The Scottish Ministers may delegate to such person as they may specify by order the duties imposed on them by subsection (3) of establishing, maintaining and administering the Victim Surcharge Fund.6The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision about the administration of the Victim Surcharge Fund including provision for or in connection with—athe making of payments out of the fund,bthe keeping of financial and other records,cthe making of reports to the Scottish Government containing such information and in respect of such periods as may be specified.7An order under subsection (5) and regulations under subsection (6) are subject to the affirmative procedure.8In this section—“prescribed” means prescribed by the Scottish Ministers by regulations,“support services”, in relation to a person who is or appears to be the victim of crime, means any type of service or treatment which is intended to benefit the physical or mental health or wellbeing of the person or a prescribed relative of the person.9Regulations under subsections (3), (4) and (8) are subject to the negative procedure.Ss. 253F-253J and cross-heading inserted (13.8.2014 for the insertion of ss. 253F, 253G for specified purposes, 25.11.2019 in so far as not already in force except for the insertion of s. 253G(4)(a)(b)) by Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 1), ss. 26, 34; S.S.I. 2014/210, art. 2, sch.; S.S.I. 2019/283, art. 2