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PART 1SENTENCING

The Scottish Sentencing Council

9Publication of High Court guideline judgments

(1)The Council must publish the opinions of the High Court of Justiciary pronounced under section 118(7) or 189(7) of the 1995 Act.

(2)As soon as possible after the High Court pronounces such an opinion, the Scottish Court Service must provide the Council with a copy of the opinion.

(3)The copy opinion is to be provided in such form and by such means as the Council may require.

(4)The opinions are to be published in such manner, and at such times, as the Council considers appropriate.

(5)This section does not affect any power or responsibility of the Scottish Court Service in relation to the publication of opinions of the High Court.