
2025 No. 52 (C. 6)
Criminal Procedure
The Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025
Made 25th February 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 27th February 2025
Coming into force 14th May 2025
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 18(2) of the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023.
Citation and commencement
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 14 May 2025.
Day appointed
2 
14 May 2025 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023—
(a) section 1 (decisions on bail: relevant information),
(b) section 2 (determination of good reason for refusing bail),
(c) section 3 (removal of restriction on bail in certain solemn cases),
(d) section 4 (decisions on bail: duty to state and record reasons).
ANGELA CONSTANCE
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
25th February 2025