Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004

15 In section 66 (service and lodging of indictment etc.)—

(a) in subsection (4)—

(i) in paragraph (a), at the end insert “and of the list of productions (if any) to be put in evidence by the prosecution”,

(ii) in paragraph (b), for the words “list as is” substitute “lists as are”,

(b) after subsection (4B), insert—

“(4C) Where—

(a) the accused is cited in accordance with subsection (4)(b) above; and

(b) the charge in the indictment is of committing a sexual offence to which section 288C of this Act applies,

the accused shall, on collecting the indictment, be given a notice containing intimation of the matters specified in subsection (6A)(a) below.”,

(c) in subsection (6A)(a)—

(i) before sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(zi) where the case is to be tried in the High Court, that his case at or for the purposes of the preliminary hearing may be conducted only by a lawyer;”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (iii), after the word “of” insert “the conduct of his case at or for the purposes of the preliminary hearing or”,

(d) in subsection (6B)—

(i) for “(6A)” substitute “(4C), (6A) or (6AA)”,

(ii) for “such notice” substitute “notice affixed under subsection (4)(b) above or served under subsection (6) above”,

(e) subsection (10) is repealed.