[303ZA Work orders]
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

[303ZA  Work orders]

[(1)     Where a procurator fiscal receives a report that a relevant offence has been committed he may send the alleged offender a notice under this section (referred to in this section as a work offer) which offers the alleged offender the opportunity of performing unpaid work.

(2)     The total number of hours of unpaid work shall be not less than 10 nor more than 50.

(3)     A work offer—

(a)     shall give such particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence to which it relates as are necessary for giving reasonable information about the alleged offence;

(b)     shall state—

(i)     the number of hours of unpaid work which the alleged offender is required to perform;

(ii)     the date by which that work requires to be completed;

(c)     shall indicate that if the alleged offender—

(i)     accepts the work offer; and

(ii)     completes the work to the satisfaction of the supervising officer,

any liability to conviction of the offence shall be discharged;

(d)     shall state that proceedings against the alleged offender shall not be commenced in respect of that offence until the end of a period of 28 days from the date on which the

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