Introduction
1.These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Non-Executive Bills Unit of the Scottish Parliament on behalf of the convener of the Justice 1 Committee. They have been prepared in order to assist the reader of the Act. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by the Parliament.
2.The Notes should be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section or a part of a section does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.