SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Amendments of Serious Crime Act 2007: Scotland

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1

Section 40 (costs in relation to authorised monitors) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (5), for “recoverable as if” substitute

recoverable—

a

in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, as if

3

At the end of that subsection insert—

b

in Scotland, in like manner as an extract registered decree arbitral bearing a warrant for execution issued by the sheriff court of any sheriffdom in Scotland.

4

After subsection (6) insert—

6A

Where any amounts required to be paid by virtue of section 39(4) and (5) are, in the case of a serious crime prevention order made under section 22A, not paid within a required period, the unpaid balance from time to time carries interest at the rate payable under a decree of the Court of Session.

5

In subsection (9), after paragraph (a) insert—

aa

in relation to serious crime prevention orders in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;