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The Act lets certain non-parties enforce or invoke contract undertakings as third-party rights, sets when those rights arise, and limits when the contract can later be cancelled or modified.
Scotland
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This Act lets authorised officers issue dog control notices when a dog has been out of control, and requires the notice recipient to comply with the notice and related steps.
Scotland
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This provision amends several Scotland-related enactments, mainly on life prisoners, Parole Board procedures, legal aid, and the Lyon Court, and sets out how parts of the Act begin to apply.
Scotland
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This Act was repealed on 3.7.2012.
Scotland
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Health boards may pay self-isolation compensation for coronavirus-related requests, but do not have to. The Scottish Ministers also have regulation-making and expiry-related powers, with consultation, laying, and emergency-procedure requirements.
Scotland
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This Act extends and expires certain coronavirus-related provisions, requires Scottish Ministers to lay statements and reports to Parliament, and gives Ministers power to make related regulations.
Scotland
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This part lets Scottish Ministers make public health and education-related regulations, but it sets consultation, publication, review, proportionality, and medical-treatment limits.
Scotland
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The Scottish Ministers have several powers and duties under this Act, including reviewing Part 1, laying reports before Parliament, and creating and using the social care staff support fund.
Scotland
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This Act sets rules for Scottish Ministers to use Part 1 powers, report on them, and meet expiry and commencement rules.
Scotland
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Scottish Ministers must support tenants affected by Part 1, consider inclusive communication and equality, and carry out reporting and review duties. They also have several regulation-making powers, including suspending or reviving provisions and bringing forward expiry.
Scotland
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The Council can delegate most of its functions to committees, sub-committees, or individuals, but not excepted functions.
Scotland
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This provision reorganises sheriff courts and sheriffdoms, sets rules for judicial appointments and movement, gives the Lord President and Scottish Ministers several administrative powers, and creates the Sheriff Appeal Court.
Scotland
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This Act changes sentencing rules for certain life sentences and creates/update disclosure rules for the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, while giving Scottish Ministers regulation and commencement powers.
Scotland
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This provision creates Scotland’s risk-management framework for certain offenders, including risk assessment orders, lifelong restriction orders, and risk management plans, and also sets out victim-statement and victim-information rights.
Scotland
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This provision sets out when police may arrest without warrant, how custody and interview rights work, and what notices, records, and court steps constables and other officials must follow.
Scotland
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This provision updates criminal procedure rules on electronic signatures, electronic service, virtual attendance, digital evidence, and related court powers.
Scotland
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This part sets up the Scottish Sentencing Council, requires it to prepare and review sentencing guidelines, and says courts must have regard to applicable guidelines.
Scotland
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The Act says an arrest warrant granted at an intermediate diet can discharge the trial diet for that accused, unless the court orders otherwise, and the change is treated as having always been in effect.
Scotland
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This provision overhauls Scottish High Court criminal procedure, especially preliminary hearings, trial diets, solicitor notification, bail, and witness attendance rules.
Scotland
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This Act creates legal-assistance rights for some suspects, changes appeal time limits and hearing rights, and gives the High Court power to extend or reject certain references.