
2025 No. 101
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
The Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025
Made 28th March 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 1st April 2025
Coming into force 30th November 2025
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 58(1) of the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1 ) These Regulations may be cited as the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 30 November 2025.
(2) In these Regulations—
 “criminal proceedings” includes proceedings on petition and any subsequent proceedings on indictment,
 “the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995,
 “the 2022 Act” means the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022.
Saving provisions- time limits in solemn proceedings
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(1) Notwithstanding the expiry of paragraph 20 of the schedule of the 2022 Act in accordance with section 52(1) of that Act, the modifications of the 1995 Act contained in that paragraph continue to have effect in respect of any criminal proceedings in which the accused first appeared on petition prior to the end of 30 November 2025.
(2) Notwithstanding the expiry of paragraph 22 of the schedule of the 2022 Act in accordance with section 52(1) of that Act, the modifications of the 1995 Act contained in that paragraph continue to have effect in respect of any criminal proceedings in which the accused was committed until liberated in due course of law prior to the end of 30 November 2025.
ANGELA CONSTANCE
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Edinburgh
28th March 2025