Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007
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The Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 is a Scottish statute that overhauled aspects of the criminal justice system, including restructuring lower criminal courts and modernising procedures and sentencing powers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of the Scottish Parliament
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Scottish statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo | criminal proceedings in Scotland ⓘ |
| category | Scottish criminal justice reform legislation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enforcedIn | Scottish criminal courts ⓘ |
| governingBody | Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
provisions on modernising criminal procedures
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provisions on restructuring lower criminal courts ⓘ provisions on sentencing powers of courts ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea | criminal law ⓘ |
| legalEffect | amends existing Scottish criminal justice legislation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Scots law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to modernise criminal procedures in Scotland
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to reform aspects of the criminal justice system in Scotland ⓘ to reform sentencing powers of Scottish criminal courts ⓘ to restructure lower criminal courts in Scotland ⓘ |
| region | Scotland ⓘ |
| scope | lower criminal courts in Scotland ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal courts
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criminal procedure ⓘ sentencing powers ⓘ |
| systemReformed | Scottish criminal justice system ⓘ |
| typeOfReform |
court structure reform
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procedural reform ⓘ sentencing reform ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Justice of the Peace Court (in certain cases)
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legalBasis
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Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007
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subject surface form:
Justice of the Peace Court (Scotland)