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(1) This Order may be cited as the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014 and comes into force on 30th January 2015.
(2) In this Order—
 “the Act” means the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014;
 “the day appointed” means 30th January 2015.
(3) For the purposes of the commencement of section 6(7)(d) to (j) of the Act in accordance with the Schedule, criminal proceedings are to be taken as concluded—
(a) where no appeal against conviction or sentence has been lodged, on the expiry of the time limit for lodging an appeal; or
(b) where an appeal against conviction or sentence has been lodged, on the final determination of that appeal.
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(1) The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of the Schedule) come into force on the day appointed.
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the Schedule, the corresponding provision specified in column 1 of the Schedule only comes into force for that purpose.
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Notwithstanding the commencement of section 2 of the Act for the purposes specified in the Schedule, the persons specified in section 2(2) may delay the publication of standards of service in accordance with the obligation in section 2(1) until 30th April 2015 at the latest in order to comply with the duty to consult in section 2(4).
MICHAEL MATHESON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
15th December 2014
SCHEDULE
Article 2


Column 1Provisions of the 2014 Act Column 2Subject matter Column 3Purpose
Section 1 General principles 
Section 2 Standards of service In so far as not already commenced.
Section 3 Reports 
Section 6(1) to (6), (8) and (9) Disclosure of information about criminal proceedings In so far as not already commenced.
Section 6(7)(a) to (c) Disclosure of information about criminal proceedings In relation to decisions taken on or after the day appointed.
Section 6(7)(d) to (j) Disclosure of information about criminal proceedings In relation to all criminal proceedings except those which have been concluded before the day appointed.