
2024 No. 246
Criminal Procedure
Prisons
The Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Early Expiry of Provisions) Regulations 2024
Made 17th September 2024
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 19th September 2024
Coming into force 29th November 2024
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 53 and 58(1) of the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Early Expiry of Provisions) Regulations 2024.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 29 November 2024.
(3) In these Regulations, “the 2022 Act” means the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022.
Expiry of provisions of the 2022 Act
2 
Subject to regulation 3, 29 November 2024 is specified as the date at the end of which the following provisions of the schedule of the 2022 Act expire –
(a) paragraph 21 (summary proceedings: period within which prosecution for statutory offence must commence),
(b) paragraph 25 (power to release early),
(c) paragraph 26 (parliamentary scrutiny of regulations under paragraph 25).
Saving provision
3 
Notwithstanding regulation 2(a), the modification contained in paragraph 21 of the schedule of the 2022 Act continues to have effect in relation to offences alleged to have been committed prior to the end of 29 November 2024.
ANGELA CONSTANCE
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
17th September 2024