
1 
This Order may be cited as the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2020 and comes into force on 10 February 2021.
2 
10 February 2021 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014—
(a) section 23 in so far as it is not already in force, and
(b) section 25 in so far as it is not already in force.
3 

(1) The amendments made by section 25 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 do not apply to offences committed prior to the day appointed under article 2.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), where an offence is found to have been committed over a period of 2 or more days, or at some time during a period of 2 or more days, it is to be taken to have been committed on the first of those days.
HUMZA YOUSAF
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
30th November 2020