Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995

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Subsection (3) of section 136 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (date of commencement of summary proceedings) shall have effect for the purposes of subsection (2) above as it has effect for the purposes of that section. Proceedings in respect of an offence under section 1, 2 or 3 of this Act may be brought on indictment or, if the Lord Advocate so directs, on a summary complaint before the sheriff.

medicinal product”and “ medicinal purpose” have the meanings assigned to those terms by section 130 of the M5Medicines Act 1968. Section 8 makes it illegal to detain a female against her will in a brothel, or in other premises for the purposes of unlawful sexual intercourse with men. The withholding of clothing is treated as a form of detention. Summary proceedings in pursuance of this section may be commenced at any time within the period of 6 months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the Lord Advocate to justify the proceedings comes to his knowledge. Any step-parent or former step-parent who has sexual intercourse with his or her step-child or former step-child shall be guilty of an offence if that step-child is either under the age of 21 years or has at any time before attaining the age of 18 years lived in the same household and been treated as a child of his or her family, unless the accused proves that he or she— c) was married to that person, at the time when the sexual intercourse took place, by a marriage entered into outside Scotland and recognised as valid by Scots law. Section cited in: one case, 7 Laws or Regulations Amended by

Changes over time for: Section 48

Text of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Carrying of Knives (Scotland) Act 1993 (c. 13) s.1; Council Directive 80/181 (Approximation of Laws Relating to Units of Measurement) a) did not know and had no reason to suspect that the person with whom he or she had sexual intercourse was related in a degree so specified; or Without prejudice to sections 1 to 4 of this Act, any person who has, or attempts to have, unlawful sexual intercourse with any girl of or over the age of 13 years and under the age of 16 years shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.

For the purposes of subsection (2) above, a certificate of the Lord Advocate as to the date on which the evidence in question came to his knowledge is conclusive evidence of the date on which it did so. Section 12 (Allowing child to be in brothel) makes it an offence for any person having parental responsibilities (as defined in the Children (Scotland) Act 1995) to allow a child between the ages of 4 and 16 to reside in or frequent a brothel. The maximum penalty, on indictment or summary conviction, is a level 2 fine (with provision for 6 months imprisonment on default). Special provision is made allowing a person prosecuted on indictment under section 9 to be found guilty of an offence under this section.Reset (section 51). Section 51 ensures that the offence of resetting of property extends to the receiving of property appropriated by breach of trust and embezzlement and by falsehood, fraud and wilful imposition, as well as the receiving of property taken by theft or robbery. This provision was previously in the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975. s.4; Incest and Related Offences (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 36) Sch.1 §.4; Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 20) Sch.6 §. public service vehicle” has the same meaning as in the M8Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 and “ operator” in relation to such a vehicle means— Section 11 also makes it an offence for a person to keep, manage, or act or assist in the management of a brothel; for a tenant, lessee etc. to knowingly permit premises to be used as a brothel or for habitual prostitution; or for the lessor or landlord (or agent), knowing that premises are used as a brothel, to permit their continued use. The maximum penalty for these offences is 7 years imprisonment, or 12 months on summary conviction.