PART XI

Sentencing

Victim surcharge

Application of receipts
253H
1
This section applies where the court orders the payment of a victim surcharge in relation to a person (“P”) convicted of an offence and also in respect of the same offence or different offences in the same proceedings—
a
imposes a fine and makes a compensation order, or
b
imposes a fine or makes a compensation order.
2
A payment by P must be applied in the following order—
a
the payment must first be applied in satisfaction of the compensation order,
b
the payment must next be applied in satisfaction of the victim surcharge,
c
the payment must then be applied in satisfaction of the fine.
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