Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
2.—(1) The Criminal Procedure Rules 1996(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In rule 15.15 (amended grounds of appeal)(2), at the end, insert—
“(5) This rule does not apply to appeals on reference to the High Court under section 194B of the Act of 1995.”.
(3) In rule 19B.1 (references in solemn proceedings)(3)—
(a)in paragraph (2) for “date of referral” insert “relevant date”;
(b)after paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) In paragraph (2) “the relevant date” is—
(a)the date of the referral; or
(b)where an application was made under section 194D(4B)(4) of the Act of 1995, the date on which that application was determined.”.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), paragraphs (2) to (4) of rule 15.15 continue to apply to an appeal on reference to the High Court under section 194B of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in which leave to amend the grounds of appeal was granted under paragraph (1) of that rule before the coming into force of this Act of Adjournal.
(5) Where an application under section 194D(4B) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 is granted in an appeal commenced before the coming into force of this Act of Adjournal, the High Court shall make such order or orders for the amendment of the document upon which the appeal proceeds as it considers fit.
The Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 are contained in Schedule 2 to the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996 (S.I. 1996/513, last amended by S.S.I. 2010/309).
Rule 15.15 was inserted by S.S.I. 2002/387.
Chapter 19B was inserted by S.S.I. 2003/468.
Section 194D(4B) was inserted by section 83 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13).