HC Deb 21 October 1982 vol 29 c576

SCHEDULES 7A TO 7D TO THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (SCOTLAND) ACT 1975 AND SCHEDULES 6 AND 7 TO THIS ACT

Lords amendment: No. 151, in page 49, line 40, leave out "Subsection (3) above does" and insert

"The amendments provided for in Schedule 8 to this Act, other than paragraph 4 thereof, do"
The Solicitor-General for Scotland

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this it will be convenient to take amendments Nos. 152 and 153.

The Solicitor-General for Scotland:

These amendments are designed to make it clear that the district court can impose fines of up to £500 for common law offences in respect of which proceedings have been instituted after schedule 8 comes into force, even if the offences were committed before that schedule comes into force. That is desired because the increase affected by schedule 8 in the district courts' sentencing power for common law offences is in the nature of a jurisdiction change rather than an increase in criminal penalties.

Question put and agreed to.

Lords amendments Nos. 152, 153 and 154 agreed to.

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