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Scottish Statutory Instruments
High Court Of Justiciary
Sheriff Court
Justice Of The Peace Court
Made
2nd November 2015
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
4th November 2015
Coming into force
2nd December 2015
The High Court of Justiciary makes this Act of Adjournal under the powers conferred by section 305 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(1) and all other powers enabling it to do so.
1.-(1) This Act of Adjournal may be cited as the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (No. 5) (Request for Final Decision and Reasons) 2015.
(2) It comes into force on 2nd December 2015.
(3) A certified copy is to be inserted in the Books of Adjournal.
2.-(1) The Criminal Procedure Rules 1996(2) are amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2) After Chapter 61 (European Protection Orders)(3) insert-
62.1.-(1) This Chapter applies where a request for qualifying information which falls within section 6(7)(j) of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014(4) is made to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.
(2) In this Chapter "qualifying information" has the meaning given by section 6(6) of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014.
62.2.-(1) The clerk of the relevant court is to complete Part 1 of Form 62.2.
(2) Where the information requested includes a request for any reasons for a final decision, the presiding judge is to complete Part 2 of Form 62.2.
(3) When Form 62.2 is completed, the clerk is to give it to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.".
(3) In the Appendix, after Form 61.7-B (form of information regarding modification or revocation of a non-harassment order under section 254D of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995)(5) insert the form set out in the Schedule to this Act of Adjournal.
CJM SUTHERLAND
Lord Justice Clerk
Edinburgh
I.P.D.
2nd November 2015
Paragraph 2(3)
(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)
This Act of Adjournal inserts a new Chapter 62 into the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996. Chapter 62 applies where a request is made to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service for certain information in accordance with section 6 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014. It prescribes the form in which that information is to be provided.
The Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 are in Schedule 2 to the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996 (S.I. 1996/513), last amended by S.S.I. 2015/245.
Chapter 61 was inserted by S.S.I. 2015/121.
Form 61.7-B was inserted by S.S.I. 2015/121.
