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 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 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 S 113(1), 114(1)(b) 36/009 Prevention of terrorism, other offences Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 73/014 Housing(s) Acts Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 S21,22 83/016 Registration of Care Establishments Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 S 55(4) & (5) 25/000 Fraud (Including Statutory Fraud) Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 S 73(a) 38/018 Failure to notify police or provision of false information Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 S 56(3) & (7) 72/005 Obstruction of local official Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 S 68(6) 81/002 Public service vehicles offences Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 S 43(6) 84/003 Disclosure of information Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 S 55(6), 56(5) & (6) 399/000 Motor Vehicles, Other Offences Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Act 2002 51/003 Animals, offences involving (ex dogs, birds else class) Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 31/004* Proceeds of crime Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 1 51/013* Hunting with Dogs Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 S 15(7) 84/003 Disclosure of information Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 83/013 Trading offences Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 73/011 Water Acts Communications Act 2003 S172-182 84/001 Wireless Telegraphy Act offences Communications Act 2003 S125-127 84/002 General post office/telecommunications offences Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 S22(1) 18/009 Immoral traffic Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003 73/023* Dog fouling Fireworks Act 2003 54/000 Keeping and Supply of Explosives Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 315 11/003 Ill treatment of mental patients Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 311 & 313 18/004 Carnal knowledge of mentally disordered person Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 318 25/000 Fraud (including statutory fraud) Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 316 38/006 Escape and rescue (inc escape from police custody or prison) Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 317 72/005 Obstruction of local official Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 2(1), 11(1), 11(3)(a), 11(3)b 50/011* Offences relating to persons disqualified from working with children Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 78-80 33/006 Culpable neglect of duty Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 S1(1), 1(2), 2(1), 5(1),6(1), 7, 10(1), 11(1), 12(1), 13,14, 15(3), 17(2), 18(1), 21(1), 21(5), 23(1), 23(2), 23(3), 24(1), 25(1), 26...