The Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Supplementary Provision) Order 2019
This Order makes supplementary provision for the purposes of, and for giving full effect to, section 26 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”). Section 26 of the 2014 Act adds sections 253F to 253H and 253J to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act“) which provide for the introduction of a victim surcharge. The victim surcharge is to be imposed by the court on an offender who is sentenced to a sentence or class of sentence that is prescribed by the Scottish Ministers in Regulations.