3. In regulation 2–
(a)in paragraph (1) (interpretation)–
(i)after the definition of “assisted person” insert–
““continued diet” means a diet which takes place on a separate date from the diet at which a victim statement is laid before the court;”,
(ii)after the definition of “excluded proceedings” insert–
““proof in mitigation” includes those diets where a proof in mitigation takes place at the same time as a proof of a victim statement;” and
(iii)at the end insert
““victim statement” means a statement made for the purposes of section 14 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003(1)”.
(b)for paragraph (3) substitute–
“(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, a trial, proof in mitigation or proof of a victim statement shall be taken to commence when the first witness is sworn.”(2).
Regulation 2(3) was inserted by S.S.I. 1999/48.