- Enforced by
- Local Authority
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 3 of 52 obligations carry imprisonment (5 years). 15 carry different penalties and 34 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 31 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
SENTENCING
12 of 28 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Sentencing Council must promote consistency and awareness of sentencingStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Sentencing Council must prepare and review sentencing guidelinesStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Sentencing Council must consult on new sentencing guidelinesStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Sentencing Council must publish approved guidelines and assessmentsStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Sentencing Council must prepare or review guidelines when requiredStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Sentencing Council must prepare or review guidelines if court requiresStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Sentencing Council must publish appeal court guideline judgmentsStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Court Service must provide sentencing data to the CouncilStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Sentencing Council must prepare and submit three-year business planCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Sentencing Council must submit and publish an annual reportStatutory regulator
- Accommodate employees serving Community Payback OrdersEmployer
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Courts must not reduce sentences due to voluntary alcohol consumptionTribunal / Court
16 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
CRIMINAL LAW
10 of 25 sections shown- Become involved in serious organised crimeAny Person
- Commit an offence connected to serious organised crimeAny Person
Unlimited fine
- Directing serious organised crimeAny Person
- Fail to report serious organised crimeAny Person
- Unlawful possession or distribution of communication devices in prisonsAny Person
- Engage in threatening or abusive behaviourAny Person
- Stalking, including workplace harassment or surveillanceAny Person
- Possession of extreme pornographyAny Person
- Keep a brothel or live off the earnings of prostitutionAny Person
- Possess, make, or supply articles for use in fraudAny Person
15 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
1 of 32 sections shown- Breach of a court undertakingAny Person
31 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
EVIDENCE
1 of 9 sections shown- Fail to comply with a European evidence warrantAny Person
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
16 of 23 sections shown- Misuse or illegally obtain records of spent Scottish warnings or penaltiesAny Person
6 months imprisonment · amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)
7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
DISCLOSURE
58 of 58 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Investigating agencies must provide case information to the prosecutorStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Investigating agencies must provide ongoing evidence to the prosecutorStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Investigating agencies must disclose all relevant information to prosecutorsCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Investigating agencies must pass new information to the prosecutorStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Prosecutors must disclose relevant evidence to the accusedCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Prosecutor must disclose additional relevant information in serious casesCrown / Minister / Government department
- Update your defence statement or confirm no changes in summary proceedingsAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Courts must hold hearings to resolve disputes over evidence disclosureTribunal / Court
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Prosecutor must disclose relevant information during criminal appealsCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Prosecutor must disclose new appeal evidence to acquitted personsStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Court must determine disclosure disputes following a criminal convictionTribunal / Court
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Prosecutor must provide ongoing disclosure of relevant informationCrown / Minister / Government department
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- High Court must determine applications for disclosure rulingsTribunal / Court
amended 1 time
amended 1 time
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Courts must determine non-notification and exclusion orders for evidenceTribunal / Court
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Court must hold a hearing and decide on exclusion order applicationsTribunal / Court
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must hold a hearing for restricted notification applicationsTribunal / Court
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Court must hold a hearing for non-attendance order applicationsTribunal / Court
- Special counsel must protect the accused's interests and maintain confidentialityAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Prosecutors must not disclose information while an appeal is pendingStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Courts must periodically review licensing and disclosure ordersTribunal / Court
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Prosecutors must not disclose information protected by intercept lawsStatutory regulator
- Misuse or disclose confidential informationAny Person
2 years imprisonment · amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Police and investigators must follow the Lord Advocate's code of practiceCrown / Minister / Government department
MENTAL DISORDER AND UNFITNESS FOR TRIAL
4 of 4 sections shownLICENSING UNDER CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982
7 of 7 sections shownALCOHOL LICENSING
20 of 20 sections shown- Fail to notify Licensing Board of changes to connected persons or interested partiesAny Person
Fine up to £500 · amended 10 times (opens in a new tab)
- Fail to surrender or misuse a void personal liquor licenceAny Person
Fine up to £1,000 · amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)
- Vicarious liability for licensing offencesAny Person
Unlimited fine · amended 3 times (opens in a new tab)
- Provide false information in a licensing applicationAny Person
Fine up to £1,000 · amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)
MISCELLANEOUS
1 of 2 sections shown1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
GENERAL
2 of 6 sections shown4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
0 of 212 shown212 other schedules
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.