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1Citation, commencement and interpretation#
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Extension and Expiry of Temporary Justice Measures) Regulations 2023.
(2)Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on 29 November 2023.
(3)Regulation 3 comes into force on 30 November 2023.
(4)In these Regulations, “the 2022 Act” means the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022.
2Expiry of temporary justice measures#
Subject to regulation 4, 29 November 2023 is specified as the date at the end of which the following provisions of the schedule of the 2022 Act expire—
(a)paragraph 15 (failure to appear before court following police liberation),
(b)paragraph 22(3) and (4) (pre-trial and pre-sentence remand period),
(c)paragraph 23 (power of court to adjourn cases).
3Modification of the 2022 Act#
(1)The 2022 Act is modified in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2)In section 52(1) (expiry) for “30 November 2023” substitute “30 November 2024”.
4Saving provision#
Notwithstanding regulation 2(b), the modification contained in paragraph 22(3) of the schedule of the 2022 Act continues to have effect in relation to complaints brought in court prior to 30 November 2023.
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