7.In these Explanatory Notes, the following abbreviations are used—
	“1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995,
	“2007 Act” means the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007,
	“2008 Order” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 Fixed Penalty Order 2008 (S.S.I 2008/108),
	“2010 Act” means the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010,
	“2022 Act” means the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022.
8.The Act’s freestanding text (that is, any provision which does not amend the text of another piece of legislation) is to be interpreted in accordance with the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
9.Text that the Act inserts into other enactments is to be interpreted in accordance with the interpretation legislation that applies to that enactment. Accordingly—
	text inserted into the 1995 Act is to be interpreted in accordance with the Interpretation Act 1978,
	text inserted into the 2007 Act or 2008 Order is to be interpreted in accordance with the Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provision) (Publication and Interpretation etc. of Acts of the Scottish Parliament) Order 1999, and
	text inserted into the 2010 Act is to be interpreted in accordance with the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
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