SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 Minor and Consequential Amendments

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (c. 53)

C124

In section 5 (rehabilitation periods for particular sentences)—

a

in subsection (1)(d)—

i

after the word “life”, there shall be inserted the words “ or under section 205(2) or (3) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975, ” ; and

ii

for the words “or under section 57 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 (young offenders convicted of grave crimes)” there shall be substituted the words “ (young offenders convicted of grave crimes) or under section 206 of the said Act of 1975 (detention of children convicted on indictment) ” ;

b

in subsection (2), in Table B, in the first column—

i

for the words “57 of the said Act of 1937” there shall be substituted the words “ 206 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 ” ; and

ii

the words “or under section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1963” shall cease to have effect ;

c

in subsection (5) for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

c

an order under section 413 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 committing a child for the purpose of his undergoing residential training ;

d

in subsection (9)—

i

in paragraph (a), for the words “in a young offenders institution in Scotland” there shall be substituted the words “ under section 207 or 415 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 ” ; and

ii

in paragraph (b) for the words “section 57 of the said Act of 1937” there shall be substituted the words “ section 206 of the said Act of 1975 ”.