
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Presumption Against Short Periods of Imprisonment (Scotland) Order 2019.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this Order comes into force on the day after the Order is made.
(3) Article 2 of this Order comes into force on the second day after the Order is made.
(4) In this Order, “the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.
2 
In section 204(3A) of the 1995 Act, for “3”, substitute “12”.
3 
In section 204 of the 1995 Act, after subsection (3D), insert—“
(3E) A modification of the number of months specified in subsection (3A), by an order made under subsection (3C), applies only to offences committed on or after the date on which the modification comes into force.”.
H YOUSAF
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
2nd July 2019