246 Admonition and absolute discharge
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

Admonition and absolute discharge

246  Admonition and absolute discharge

(1)     [Subject to sections 205A and 205B of this Act,] a court may, if it appears to meet the justice of the case, dismiss with an admonition any person convicted by the court of any offence.

(2)     Where

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