[210ZA Consideration of time spent on electronically monitored bail]
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

[210ZA  Consideration of time spent on electronically monitored bail]

[(1)     This section applies where—

(a)     a court passes a sentence of imprisonment or detention on a person for an offence, and

(b)     the person has spent a period of time (“the bail period”) on qualifying bail awaiting trial or sentence.

(2)     When passing the sentence, the court must—

(a)     have regard to the bail period,

(b)     specify, in accordance with subsection (3), a period of time (“the relevant period”) which is to be treated as a period of time spent in custody by the person, and

(c)     unless the relevant period is nil, direct (for the purpose of executing the sentence)

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