Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007

18 Intermediate diets

In section 148 (intermediate diet) of the 1995 Act—

(a) after paragraph (b) of subsection (1) there is inserted—

“(ba) how many witnesses are required by—

(i) the prosecutor;

(ii) the accused,

to attend the trial;”,

(b) in paragraph (a) of subsection (2), for the words from the beginning to “so,” there is substituted “may”,

(c) in subsection (3), for the words “Subject to subsection (2) above, the” there is substituted “The”,

(d) for subsection (4) there is substituted—

“(4) At an intermediate diet, the court shall make such enquiry of the parties as is reasonably required for the purposes of subsections (1) and (3A) above.”.