Persons With A Charge Proved In Scottish Courts for an Offence1 Under Sections 52 Or 52A of The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, 1998 – 2003 Main Result of Proceedings 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20032 Total 9 9 15 16 26 68 Custodial sentence 2 1 3 9 9 21 Community sentence 1 2 5 3 12 37 Financial penalty 5 5 6 4 5 9 Other sentence 1 1 1 - - 1 Average fine (£) 814 435 434 688 1,930 1,478 Average custodial sentence (days) 274 365 213 301 352 387 Notes:1.