249 Compensation order against convicted person
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

Compensation

249  Compensation order against convicted person

(1)     [Where] a person is convicted of an offence the court, instead of or in addition to dealing with him in any other way, may make an order (in this Part of this Act referred to as “a compensation order”) requiring him to pay compensation [in favour of the victim] for [any—

(a)     personal injury, loss or damage caused directly or indirectly; or

(b)     alarm or distress caused directly,

to the victim].

[(1A)     For the purposes of subsection (1) above, “victim” means—

(a)     a person against whom; or

(b)     a person against whose property,

the acts which constituted the offence were directed.]

[(1B)     Where a person is convicted of an offence, the court may (instead of or in addition to dealing with the person in any other way), in accordance with subsections (3A) to (3C), make a compensation order requiring the convicted person to pay compensation in favour of—

(a)     the victim, or

(b)     a person who is liable for funeral expenses in respect of which subsection (3C)(b) allows a compensation order to be made.

(1C)     For the purposes of subsection (1B)(a), “victim” means—

(a)     a person who has suffered

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