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Scottish criminal law can also be found in the statutes of the UK Parliament with some areas of criminal law, such as misuse of drugs and traffic offences appearing identical on both sides of the Border. Scottish criminal law can also be found in the statute books of the Scottish Parliament such as the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 ...
Country codes are defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in ITU-T standards E.123 and E.164. The prefixes enable international direct dialing (IDD). Country codes constitute the international telephone numbering plan. They are used only when dialing a telephone number in a country or world region other than the caller's.
Unlike the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man which use the UK area codes 01534, 01481 and 01624, respectively, telephone numbers in British Overseas Territories do not come under the UK telephone numbering plan. Some are within the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). These calls are treated as international calls.
Under the criminal law of Australia the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Commonwealth) abolished all common law offences at the federal level. [1] The Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia have also abolished common law offences, but they still apply in New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria.
Section 48 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995: Offensive weapons: Reasonable grounds to suspect a person is carrying an offensive weapon in a public place: An offensive weapon is defined as an article made, adapted or intended for causing injury to a person. Section 49B of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995
The United Kingdom, judicially, consists of three jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [4] There are important differences among Scots law, English law and Northern Irish law in areas such as property law, criminal law, trust law, [8] inheritance law, evidence law and family law while there are greater similarities in areas of UK-wide interest such as commercial ...
Possession (Scots law) Powers of the police in Scotland; Pre-trial rights of the accused in Scots law; Precognition (Scots law) Preliminary hearing; Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005; Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001; Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005
This section was repealed by the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 on 1 December 2010. Section 16B (Commission of certain sexual acts outside the United Kingdom) makes it an offence for a British citizen or resident to commit certain sexual offences outside the UK, provided that the conduct is also an offence in the country where it is committed.