Criminal Justice Act 1982

Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21) U.K.

17 U.K. In section 193A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (fines on conviction on indictment to be without limit)—

(a) at the beginning, insert “(1)";

(b) for the words “section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980" substitute the words “section 457A(4) of this Act";

(c) after the word “fine” where first occurring insert the words “of or";

(d) for the word “section" in the second and third places where it occurs substitute the words “subsection";

(e) at the end, insert the following new subsection—

“(2) Where any Act confers a power by subordinate instrument to make a person liable on conviction on indictment of any offence mentioned in subsection (1) above to a fine or a maximum fine of a specified amount, or which shall not exceed a specified amount, the fine which may be provided in the exercise of that power shall by virtue of this subsection be a fine of an unlimited amount.”

18 U.K. In section 421(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (recall to young offenders institution on reconviction)—

(a) omit the words “in a";

(b) for the words “an institution" substitute the word “detention".

19 U.K. In section 462(1) of that Act (interpretation), in the definition of “fine", after the word “penalty", insert the words “(but not a pecuniary forfeiture or pecuniary compensation)".