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The Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014
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Column 1 Provisions of the 2014 Act | Column 2 Subject matter | Column 3 Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Section 2 | Standards of service | For the purpose of making an order under section 2(6) of the 2014 Act. |
| Section 6 | Disclosure of information about criminal proceedings | For the purpose of making an order under section 6(2)(b) of the 2014 Act. |
| Section 8 | Certain offences: victim’s right to specify gender of interviewer | |
| Section 23(1) to (6) | Victim statements | For the purposes of criminal proceedings commenced on or after 13th August 2014, with proceedings being taken to have commenced when a report of the case is received by the procurator fiscal (as defined by section 307(1) of the 1995 Act(1)). Section 23(1) (but only in relation to subsections (3) and (4)), (3) and (4) of the 2014 Act is commenced also for the purposes of section 16(5)(b)(i) and (6) of the 2003 Act. |
| Section 23(8) to (13) | Victim’s right to receive information concerning release etc. of offender | |
| Section 26 | Victim surcharge | For the purpose of inserting sections 253F and 253G into the 1995 Act, but only for the purposes of making regulations under section 253F, and an order and regulations under section 253G, of that Act. |
| Section 27 | Victim’s right to receive information about release of offender etc. | |
| Section 28 | Life prisoners: victim’s right to make oral representations before release on licence | |
| Section 29 | Temporary release: victim’s right to make representations |
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There are amendments to section 307(1) which are not relevant to this Order.
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