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The Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2012

Type Scottish-Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2012-10-11

State In force

Jurisdiction Scotland

Department Queen's Printer for Scotland

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Made: 11th October 2012

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 15th October 2012

Coming into force: 1st November 2012

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section84(1) and (2) of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007[^f00001].

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No.10) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st November 2012.

(2) In this Order “the 2007 Act” means the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007.

Appointed day

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The appointed day for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2007 Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, the subject matter of which is specified in column 2, is 1stNovember 2012.

SCHEDULE — PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st NOVEMBER 2012

*Column 1*	*Column 2*	*Column 2*
*(provisions of the 2007 Act)*	*(subject matter)*	*(subject matter)*
Section 29	Jury citation
Section 41, in so far as not already commenced	Electronic proceedings
Section 42	Further provision for summary cases	Further provision for summary cases

Signed

KENNY MACASKILL — A member of the Scottish Government — 11th October 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”) received Royal Assent on 22nd February 2007.

Section 41(1) of the 2007 Act came into force on 10th December 2007 for the limited purpose of bringing into force section 303B(6) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”), which makes provision for certain citations to be signed by means of electronic signature.

Section 41(2) of the 2007 Act also came into force on 10th December 2007 for the limited purpose of bringing into force sections 308A(2) to (4) of the 1995 Act, which contains certain definitions.

Article 2 of this Order brings section 41 of the 2007 Act into force, in so far as not already in force, on 1st November 2012. It also brings sections 29 and 42 of the 2007 Act into force on the same date.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2007 asp 6.

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