Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995

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c) was married to that person, at the time when the sexual intercourse took place, by a marriage entered into outside Scotland and recognised as valid by Scots law. a) did not know and had no reason to suspect that the person with whom he or she had sexual intercourse was related in a degree so specified; or b) section 4(1) or 10(1) of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976 or section 5 or 6 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (the enactments formerly creating the offences mentioned in subsection (3) above and section 10(1) of this Act); or

Any person who has unlawful sexual intercourse with any girl under the age of 13 years shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life. Part II of the Act (sections 18 to 23) allow the Scottish Ministers (formerly the Secretary of State for Scotland) to designate sports grounds or sports events, to which certain special controls apply. period of a designated sporting event” means the period commencing two hours before the start and ending one hour after the end of a designated sporting event, except that where the event is advertised as to start at a particular time but is delayed or postponed F94it includes, and where for any reason an event does not take place it means, the period commencing two hours before and ending one hour after, that particular time; The Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 39) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed to consolidate certain enactments creating offences and relating to the criminal law of Scotland. Section 24 gives officers of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs power to detain a person for up to 6 hours to facilitate the carrying out of investigations into a criminal offence and/or whether criminal proceedings should be instigated for that offence. The power applies only to offences relating to "assigned matters" (defined in section 1 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 which are punishable by imprisonment. Subsections (5) and (8) set out various protections for the rights of the detained person.Section 13 ensures that premises are treated for the purposes of sections 11 and 12 of this Act as a brothel whether they are used for homosexual or heterosexual activities. a) obtain information about that person's circumstances from an officer of a local authority or otherwise and consider that information; and No prosecution shall be commenced for an offence under subsection (3) above more than one year after the commission of the offence. c) was married to that person, at the time when the sexual intercourse took place, by a marriage entered into outside Scotland and recognised as valid by Scots law. Section cited in: one case, 7 Laws or Regulations Amended by

Section 19 creates offences of being in possession of alcohol, allowing the possession of alcohol, or being drunk on vehicles going to or from a designated sporting event.Section 11 also makes it an offence for a person to keep, manage, or act or assist in the management of a brothel; for a tenant, lessee etc. to knowingly permit premises to be used as a brothel or for habitual prostitution; or for the lessor or landlord (or agent), knowing that premises are used as a brothel, to permit their continued use. The maximum penalty for these offences is 7 years imprisonment, or 12 months on summary conviction. d) was married to that person, at the time when the sexual intercourse took place, by a marriage entered into outside Scotland and recognised as valid by Scots law. Section cited in: one case, 6 Laws or Regulations Amended by Section 13 also makes it an offence for a person to live wholly or in part on the earnings of another from male prostitution or to solicit or importune any male person for the purpose of procuring the commission of a homosexual act. The maximum penalty for these offences on indictment is 2 years imprisonment, and on summary conviction 12 months imprisonment. b) even where traced through or to any person whose parents are not or have not been married to one another. a) that a suspected offence may involve serious or complex fraud; and (b) that, for the purpose of investigating the affairs or any aspect of the affairs of any person, there is good reason to do so.