The Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modification) Order 2020
This Order makes provision consequential on section 25 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”). Section 25 of the 2014 Act adds sections 253A to 253E to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) which provide for the introduction of a new criminal penalty to be known as a restitution order. A restitution order may be imposed by the court on a person convicted of an offence under section 90(1) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (assaulting or impeding police). A restitution order may be imposed by the court instead of or in addition to dealing with the offender in any other way. A restitution order is a financial penalty which may not exceed the prescribed sum, which is currently set at £10,000.