What new crimes have been created since June 1999; how many persons have been charged under each of these crimes and, of these, how many ha…

The legislation listed in the first table below covers provisions in primary legislation receiving Royal Assent after June 1999 and provisions in secondary legislation laid after June 1999 which were identified in the Scottish Executive Justice Statistical Unit annual crime classification exercises as creating new offences.
The information available on the number of persons proceeded against and convicted for these offences is given in the second table. Many of the new offences listed in the first table are too recently enacted to feature in this data, which cover only those cases where court proceedings had been concluded by the end of 2003.
Legislation Since June 1999 Creating New Offences

| Sections
| SEJD code
| Crime/Offence description

Primary legislation
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Food Standards Act 1999
|
| 73/008
| Food Safety and Food Standards offences

Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
|
| 45/000
| Aliens and Immigration Offences

Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999
| Sch 1 paras 17,18 and 25
| 73/004
| Control of pollution

Welfare and Pensions Act 1999
|
| 85/033*
| Pension Acts1

Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
| Clause 64 and Sch 7
| 73/022
| Other conservation offences

Ethical Standards in Public Life etc (Scotland) Act 2000
| 17(7) and 33(3)
| 85/032*
| Ethical Standards in Public Life

Postal Services Act 2000
| S85(1)(not explosives)
| 33/001
| Vandalism, malicious damage and malicious mischief

Postal Services Act 2000
| S85(1)(explosives)
| 37/002
| Unlawful use of explosives

Postal Services Act 2000
| S85(3)(4)
| 59/001
| Handling obscene material

Postal Services Act 2000
| S83, 84, 86(2), 88(1)(a)
| 84/002
| General post office/telecommunications offences

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
| Sections 1, 12, 22, 53 and 54
| 84/004
| Interception of Communications

Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000
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| 17/001
| Lewd and libidinous practices

Terrorism Act 2000
| 18
| 36/001
| Terrorism, money laundering related offences

Terrorism Act 2000
| Secs nec
| 36/009
| Prevention of terrorism, other offences

Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001