Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (No. 2) (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) 2016

Made: 2nd March 2016

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 3rd March 2016

Coming into force: 17th March 2016

The High Court of Justiciary makes this Act of Adjournal under the powers conferred by section305 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995[^f00001] and all other powers enabling it to do so.

Citation and commencement, etc.

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• (1) This Act of Adjournal may be cited as the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (No. 2) (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) 2016.

• (2) It comes into force on 17th March 2016.

• (3) A certified copy is to be inserted in the Books of Adjournal.

Amendment of the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996

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• (1) The Criminal Procedure Rules 1996[^f00002] are amended in accordance with this paragraph.

• (2) After Chapter 62 (request for final decision and reasons)[^f00003] insert—

(63.1) (1) In this Chapter— - “the 2007 Act” means the Serious Crime Act 2007[^f00004]; - “person who is the subject of a serious crime prevention order” is to be construed in accordance with section 1(6) of the 2007 Act; - “serious crime prevention order” has the meaning given by section 1(5) of the 2007 Act; - “subject” means the person who is the subject of a serious crime prevention order. (63.2) (1) An application by the Lord Advocate under section 22A of the 2007 Act (orders by High Court of Justiciary and sheriff on conviction)[^f00005] is to be in Form 63.2–A. (2) When an application is lodged, the court must— (a) order intimation of the application to the person who is the proposed subject; (b) appoint a hearing on the application. (3) A serious crime prevention order made under section 22A of the 2007 Act is to be in Form 63.2–B. (63.3) (1) An application by the Lord Advocate under section 22B of the 2007 Act (powers of High Court and sheriff to vary orders on conviction)[^f00006] is to be made in Form63.3–A. (2) An application by the Lord Advocate under section 22C of the 2007 Act (powers of High Court and sheriff to vary or replace orders on breach)[^f00007] is to be made in Form63.3–B. (3) When an application under section 22B or 22C is lodged, the court must— (a) order intimation of the application to the subject; (b) appoint a hearing on the application. (4) Where the court grants an application under section 22B or 22C and varies a serious crime prevention order, the varied order is to be in Form63.3–C. (5) Where the court grants an application under section 22C and replaces a serious crime prevention order, the new order is to be in Form63.3–D. (63.4) (1) An application by the Lord Advocate under section 22E of the 2007 Act (extension of orders pending outcome of criminal proceedings)[^f00008] is to be in Form63.4–A. (2) When an application is lodged, the court must— (a) order intimation of the application to the subject; (b) appoint a hearing on the application. (3) Where the court grants an application under section 22E and varies a serious crime prevention order, the varied order is to be in Form 63.4–B. (63.5) (1) This rule applies where a serious crime prevention order is— (a) made under section 22A of the 2007 Act; (b) varied under section 22B, 22C or 22E of the 2007 Act; or (c) replaced under section 22C of the 2007 Act. (2) Where the subject is present or represented at the hearing where the order is made, varied or replaced, the clerk of court must give a copy of the order or the variation to— (a) the subject; (b) any other person specified in the order or the variation. (3) Where the subject is not present or represented at the hearing where the order is made, varied or replaced, the Lord Advocate must give notice of the making, variation or replacement of the order on— (a) the subject; (b) any other person specified in the order or the variation. (4) Notice is to be given by serving a copy of the order, the variation or the replacement order in accordance with section 10(2) of the 2007 Act.

• (3) Chapter 49 (financial reporting orders)[^f00009] is revoked.

• (4) In the Appendix—

• (a) omit Form 49.2 (form of financial reporting order)[^f00010] and Form 49.3 (form of petition for variation or revocation of financial reporting order)[^f00011];

• (b) after Form 62.2 (request for final decision and reasons)[^f00012], insert Forms 63.2–A, 63.2–B, 63.3–A, 63.3–B, 63.3–C, 63.3–D, 63.4–A and 63.4–B set out in the Schedule to this Act of Adjournal.

Saving provision

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• (1) Paragraphs 2(2) and 2(4)(b) do not apply to a person who is being dealt with on or after 1st March 2016 in relation to an offence of which the person was convicted before that date.

• (2) Paragraphs 2(3) and 2(4)(a) do not apply to a financial reporting order made before 1st March 2016.

SCHEDULE

Signed

CJM SUTHERLAND — Lord Justice General — I.P.D. — 2nd March 2016

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Act of Adjournal inserts a new Chapter 63 (serious crime prevention orders) into the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 in consequence of the amendments made to the Serious Crime Act 2007 by the Serious Crime Act 2015. Those amendments extend the availability of serious crime prevention orders so that they may be made in Scotland.

Paragraph 2(2) inserts the new Chapter. New rule 63.2 prescribes the form in which an application for a serious crime prevention order is to be made and the form of such an order. When an application is lodged, the court must order the application to be intimated to the proposed subject and appoint a hearing. Rule 63.3 makes similar provision for applications to vary (or replace) a serious crime prevention order. Rule 63.4 makes similar provision for applications to extend a serious crime prevention order by varying it pending the outcome of certain criminal proceedings. Rule 63.5 goes on to make provision about how the making of an order, its variation or replacement is to be brought to the attention of the subject. If the person is present in court or represented when the order is made, varied or replaced, the clerk is to give a copy of the order or variation to that person. Where, exceptionally, the person is neither present nor represented, the rules require the Lord Advocate (who is the applicant in all Scottish cases) to serve notice on the person in accordance with section 10 of the Serious Crime Act 2007. The forms referred to in the new Chapter are inserted by paragraph 2(4)(b).

Paragraph 2(3) revokes Chapter 49 (financial reporting orders). As a consequence of the extension of serious crime prevention orders to Scotland, the provisions about financial reporting orders in the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 are repealed on 1st March 2016 by section 50 of the Serious Crime Act 2015. Chapter 49 is accordingly revoked, as are its associated forms (paragraph 2(4)(a)).

Paragraph 3(1) disapplies new Chapter 63 and its associated forms in relation to a person who is being dealt with on or after 1st March 2016 in relation to an offence of which the person was convicted before that date. This mirrors the saving provision for sections 22A to 22C of the Serious Crime Act 2007 in regulation 5(1) of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Regulations 2016.

Paragraph 3(2) contains a saving provision in respect of the revocation of Chapter 49 and its forms, so that those provisions continue in force in connection with any financial reporting order made prior to 1st March 2016.

The Act of Adjournal comes into force on 17th March 2016.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1995 c.46. Section 305 was extended by the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c.27), section 36A(4).

[^f00002]: The Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 are in Schedule 2 to the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996 (S.I. 1996/513, last amended by S.S.I. 2016/103).

[^f00003]: Chapter 62 was inserted by S.S.I. 2015/375.

[^f00004]: 2007 c. 27. Part 1 was relevantly amended by the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), sections 46 and 49 and Schedule 1.

[^f00005]: Section 22A was inserted by the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), Schedule 1, paragraph 17.

[^f00006]: Section 22B was inserted by the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), Schedule 1, paragraph 17.

[^f00007]: Section 22C was inserted by the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), Schedule 1, paragraph 17.

[^f00008]: Section 22E was inserted by the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), section 49.

[^f00009]: Chapter 49 was inserted by S.S.I. 2006/205 and amended by S.S.I. 2010/418.

[^f00010]: Form 49.2 was inserted by S.S.I. 2006/205.

[^f00011]: Form 49.3 was inserted by S.S.I. 2006/205.

[^f00012]: Form 62.2 was inserted by S.S.I. 2015/375.