Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1997.

2

In this Order–

  • “the Act” means the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997; and

  • “the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 19952.

Commencement of provisions2

The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order and whose subject matter is specified in column 2 of that Schedule shall, insofar as they are not then in force, come into force on 1st January 1998, but where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of that Schedule that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

Henry McLeishMinister of State, Scottish OfficeSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh