The Grant for Bail Services (Scotland) Order 1993

• Citation: S.I. 1993/721
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Grant for Bail Services (Scotland) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.

Section 3 Interpretation

A service provided by a local authority for the following purposes is prescribed as a service with a purpose similar to those mentioned in section 27(1) of the Act, in relation to which grants may be made to a local authority under section 27A(1) of the Act in respect of expenditure incurred by the authority in providing the service—

(a) making available to any court or to the Lord Advocate such social background reports and other reports relating to persons who have been charged with an offence and are to appear before a court, which the court or the Lord Advocate may require for the disposal of an application for bail; and

(b) the supervision of, and the provision of advice, guidance and assistance for, persons in their area who have been charged with an offence and are on bail subject to a condition of supervision by the local authority to secure any of the purposes described in section 1(2) (purposes for which conditions may be imposed in granting bail) of the Bail etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 .