The Community Service by Offenders (Hours of Work) (Scotland) Order 1996
This Order amends section 238(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 as regards the minimum and maximum number of hours of unpaid work which an offender may be required to perform under a community service order made by the court. The amendments increase the minimum number of hours from 40 to 80 for all cases and increase the maximum number of hours from 240 to 300 for cases where the conviction is on indictment.