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Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 41)

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Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987

1987 CHAPTER 41

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Confiscation of Proceeds of Drug Trafficking etc

    1. Confiscation orders

      1. 1. Confiscation orders

      2. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 3. Assessing the proceeds of drug trafficking

      4. 4. Statements relating to drug trafficking

      5. 5. Realisable property

      6. 6. Implicative gifts

      7. 6A. Increase in value of proceeds of drug trafficking or realisable property

      8. 6B. Confiscation orders where proceeds of crime discovered at later date

      9. 7. Application of provisions relating to fines to enforcement of confiscation

      10. 7A.Disposal of family home.

    2. Restraint orders and interdict

      1. 8. Restraint orders

      2. 9. Variation and recall of restraint orders

      3. 10. Seizure of property affected by restraint order

      4. 11. Inhibition and arrestment of property affected by restraint order or by interdict under section 12

      5. 11A. Arrestment of property affected by restraint order

      6. 12. Interdict of person not subject to restraint order

    3. Administrators

      1. 13. Administrators

      2. 14. Functions of administrators

      3. 15. Money received by administrator

      4. 16. Application of proceeds of realisation and other sums

      5. 17. Supervision of administrators

      6. 18. Accounts and remuneration of administrator

      7. 19. Effect of appointment under section 13 on diligence

      8. 20. Further provision as to adminsistrators

      9. 21. Discharge of administrator

      10. 22. Rules of court as regards accountant of court’s supervision etc. of administrators

    4. Exercise of powers

      1. 23. Exercise of powers by Court of Session or administrator

      2. 24. Power to facilitate realisation

    5. Variation of confiscation orders

      1. 25. Realisable property inadequate to meet payments under confiscation order

    6. Compensation

      1. 26. Compensation

    7. Reciprocal arrangements for enforcement of confiscation orders

      1. 27. Recognition and enforcement of orders under Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986

      2. 28. Provisions supplementary to section 27

      3. 28A. Inhibition of Scottish property affected by order registered under section 27

      4. 28B. Arrestment of Scottish property affected by order registered under section 27

      5. 29. Enforcement of Northern Ireland orders

      6. 30.Enforcement of other external orders

      7. 30A. Registration of external confiscation orders

      8. 31.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      9. 32. Order in Council as regards taking of action in designated country

    8. Sequestration etc. of estate comprising realisable property

      1. 33. Sequestration of person holding realisable property

      2. 34. Bankruptcy in England and Wales of person holding realisable property

      3. 35. Winding up company holding realisable property

      4. 36. Property subject to floating charge

      5. 37. Insolvency practitioners dealing with property subject to restraint order

    9. Forfeiture of property where accused has died

      1. 37A. Forfeiture of property where accused has died

    10. Investigations and disclosure of information

      1. 38. Order to make material available

      2. 39. Authority for search

      3. 40. Interpretation of sections 38 and 39

      4. 40A. Prosecution by order of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise

      5. 41. Disclosure of information held by government departments

    11. Offences

      1. 42. Offence of prejudicing investigation

      2. 43. Offence of assisting another to retain the proceeds of drug trafficking

      3. 44. Offences relating to controlled drugs: fines

    12. Minor amendments, service, notice and interpretation

      1. 45. Minor amendments in relation to drug trafficking. 4 & 5 Geo. 5 c. 59

      2. 46. Service and notice for purposes of Part I

      3. 46A. Extension of certain offences to Crown servants and exemptions for regulators etc

      4. 47. Interpretation of Part I

  2. Part II

    Miscellaneous

    1. Detention by customs officers

      1. 48. Detention and questioning by customs officers

      2. 49. Right to have someone informed when detained

      3. 50. Detention in connection with certain drug smuggling offences

    2. Investigation of serious or complex fraud

      1. 51. Lord Advocate’s direction

      2. 52. Powers of investigation

      3. 53. Offences in relation to investigations under section 52

      4. 54. Disclosure of Information

      5. 55. Power to petition for winding up etc. on information obtained under section 52

    3. Conditional offer by procurator fiscal

      1. 56. Conditional offer of fixed penalty by procurator fiscal

    4. Sittings of the High Court

      1. 57.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Sentencing power of the sheriff

      1. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. Detention of children

      1. 59. Detention of children in summary proceedings

    7. Evidence

      1. 60.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 61.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. Miscellaneous

      1. 62.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 63.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 64.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 65.

      5. 66.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 67.

      7. 68.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    General

    1. 69. Interpretation

    2. 70. Amendments and repeals

    3. 71. Expenses

    4. 72. Short title, commencement and extent

  4. SCHEDULE 1

    Minor and Consequential Amendments

  5. SCHEDULE 2

    Repeals

An Act to make provision for Scotland as regards the recovery of the proceeds of drug trafficking; to make further provision as regards criminal justice in Scotland; and for connected purposes.

[15th May 1987]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations:

Commencement Information

I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 72(2); Act wholly in force at 12. 10. 1988.