Act of Sederunt (Fatal Accident Inquiry Rules) 2017

Testimony by commissioner: lodging and custody of video record and documents

9.—(1) The commissioner is to lodge the video record of the commission and any relevant documents with the sheriff clerk.

(2) When the video record and any relevant document are lodged, the sheriff clerk is to notify every participant—

(a)that the video record has been lodged;

(b)whether any relevant documents have been lodged; and

(c)of the date on which they were lodged.

(3) The video record and any relevant documents are to be kept by the sheriff clerk.

(4) Where the video record has been lodged—

(a)the name and address of the vulnerable witness and the record of the information presented are to be treated as being in the knowledge of the participants; and

(b)the participants need not include—

(i)the name of the witness in any list of witnesses; or

(ii)the record in any list of productions.