Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004

50 In section 281A (routine evidence: reports of identification prior to trial)—

(a) in subsection (2)(a), for “not less than 14 clear days before the trial” substitute “by the required time”,

(b) after subsection (2) insert—

“(3) In subsection (2)(a) above, “the relevant time” means—

(a) in the case of proceedings in the High Court—

(i) not less than 14 clear days before the preliminary hearing; or

(ii) such later time, being not less than 14 clear days before the trial, as the court may, in special circumstances, allow;

(b) in any other case, not less than 14 clear days before the trial.”.