Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010

Interpretation of Part 6

167 Interpretation of Part 6

(1) In this Part—

• “investigating agency” has the meaning given by section 117(4),

• “procurator fiscal” and “prosecutor” have the meanings given by section 307(1) of the 1995 Act.

(2) References in the following sections to the accused include references to a solicitor or advocate acting on behalf of the accused—

(a) section 121(2)(b),

(b) section 122(2),

(c) section 123(2)(b) and (3),

(d) section 124(2)(b),

(e) section 125(4)(b),

(f) section 126(6)(b),

(g) section 127(2),

(h) section 128(1)(b),

(i) section 129(6).

(3) References in the following sections to the accused or the appellant or other person include references to a solicitor or advocate acting on behalf of the accused or, as the case may be, the appellant or other person—

(a) section 141,

(b) section 142,

(c) section 143,

(d) section 144 (other than subsection (5)(b)),

(e) section 145(4)(a) and (7),

(f) section 146 (other than subsections (7)(b), (8)(c) and (9)(b)),

(g) section 147,

(h) section 148 (other than subsection (6)(b)),

(i) section 149 (other than subsection (5)(b)),

(j) section 153(8)(c) and (d),

(k) section 155(1) and (4),

(l) section 156(1)(b), (4), (5) (in the second place where it occurs) and (6),

(m) section 158(5),

(n) section 160,

(o) section 162(1), (2), (3) (where it first occurs) and (5).

(4) References in the following sections to an appellant include references to a solicitor or advocate acting on behalf of the appellant—

(a) section 133(2)(b) and (4),

(b) section 134(1), (2)(b) and (3),

(c) section 135(1), (2), (3)(b) and (4).

(5) References in the following sections to a person include references to a solicitor or advocate acting on behalf of the person or, as the case may be, to a solicitor or advocate who acted on behalf of the person in the proceedings to which the information relates—

(a) section 136(2) and (3),

(b) section 137(2) and (4),

(c) section 138(2) and (3).