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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of the Scottish Parliament
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
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
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
criminal procedure
sentencing powers
systemReformed Scottish criminal justice system
typeOfReform court structure reform
procedural reform
sentencing reform

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Justice of the Peace Court (in certain cases) legalBasis Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007
subject surface form: Justice of the Peace Court (Scotland)