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SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2007 No. 495

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

SHERIFF COURT

Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 5) (Miscellaneous) 2007

  Made 1st November 2007 
  Coming into force 1st December 2007 

The Lord Justice General, the Lord Justice Clerk and the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 23C of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995[1] and section 305 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995[2], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf do hereby enact and declare:

Citation and commencement
     1. —(1) This Act of Adjournal may be cited as the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 5) (Miscellaneous) 2007 and shall come into force on 1st December 2007.

    (2) This Act of Adjournal shall be inserted in the Books of Adjournal.

Amendment of the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996
    
2. —(1) The Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996[3] are amended in accordance with subparagraphs (2) to (4).

    (2) After rule 15.16 (presentation of solemn sentence appeal in writing) insert–

    (3) After Chapter 51 (animal health and welfare)[4] insert–



    (4) In the appendix–


A C HAMILTON
Lord Justice General, I.P.D.

Edinburgh
1st November 2007



SCHEDULE
Paragraph 2(4)(b)



Form 52.2

Rule 52.2

Form of petition for a production order under section 23B(1) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995





Form 52.3

Rule 52.3

Form of petition for a Revenue and Customs warrant under section 23E(1) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995





Form 52.4-A

Rule 52.4(1)

Form of minute to vary or discharge a production order under section 23C(2) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995





Form 52.4-B

Rule 52.4(2)

Form of minute of application under section 23H(2) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995





EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)


This Act of Adjournal makes miscellaneous amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 (S.I. 1996/513) ("the Rules").

Paragraph 2(2) inserts a new rule 15.17 requiring parties to lodge copies of any part of a transcript of proceedings upon which they are relying in any appeal under section 106 or 108 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 and to intimate copies to the other parties. Copies should be lodged 7 days before any procedural hearing and 21 days before the date of the hearing at which the party intends to rely upon the transcript.

Paragraph 2(3) inserts a new Chapter prescribing procedure for applications in the investigation of Revenue and Customs offences. The applications are for production orders or to vary or discharge such orders, for Revenue and Customs warrants, or for an order in relation to the failure of officers to provide a record of, access to, or copies of documents or things removed under a production order or Revenue and Customs warrant within a reasonable time. These amendments are in consequence of new sections inserted into the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.39) by the Finance Act 2007 (c.11). There are also new forms of petition and minutes for the various applications under the new Chapter inserted into the appendix: see paragraph 2(4)(b).

Paragraph 2(4)(a) amends the vulnerable witness application form (Form 22.1A) to allow it to apply in circumstances where the adult vulnerable witness is to give evidence at or for the purposes of proceedings under section 210C of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 on an objection to a risk assessment report.


Notes:

[1] 1995 c.39; section 23C was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 23 to the Finance Act 2007 c.11.back

[2] 1995 c.46.back

[3] S.I. 1996/513, last amended by S.S.I 2007/361.back

[4] Chapter 51 was inserted by S.S.I. 2007/238.back

[5] 1995 c.39.back

[6] Section 26B was inserted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 23 to the Finance Act 2007 c.11.back

[7] Sections 23B, 23C, 23D, 23F, 23G and 23H were inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 23 to the Finance Act 2007 c.11.back

[8] Form 22.1A was inserted by S.S.I. 2006/76.back

[9] Section 210C was inserted by section 1 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7).back

[10] Form 51.6 was inserted by S.S.I. 2007/238.back



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Prepared 9 November 2007


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