The Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024

This Order makes provision consequential on section 2 of the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”). Section 2 of the 2023 Act amends the test which the court must apply when considering whether to grant bail to a person accused of or charged with an offence by amending the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”). Sections 23B and 23C of the 1995 Act set out that test.