157 Record of proceedings.S
(1)Proceedings in a summary prosecution shall be conducted summarily viva voce and, except where otherwise provided and subject to subsection (2) below, no record need be kept of the proceedings other than the complaint, or a copy of the complaint certified as a true copy by the procurator fiscal, the plea, a note of any documentary evidence produced, and the conviction and sentence or other finding of the court.
(2)Any objection taken to the competency or relevancy of the complaint or proceedings, or to the competency or [F1(subject to subsection (3) below)] admissibility of evidence, shall, if either party desires it, be entered in the record of the proceedings.
[F2(3)An application for the purposes of subsection (1) of section 275 of this Act, together with the court’s decision on it, the reasons stated therefor and any conditions imposed and directions issued under subsection (7) of that section shall be entered in the record of the proceedings.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 157(2) inserted (1.11.2002) by Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 9), s. 8(6)(a); S.S.I. 2002/443, art. 3 (with art. 4(5))
F2S. 157(3) inserted (1.11.2002) by Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 9), s. 8(6)(b); S.S.I. 2002/443, art. 3 (with art. 4(5))