Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 5)

SCHEDULE Further modifications of the 1995 Act

42 In section 259 (exceptions to the rule that hearsay evidence is inadmissible)—

(a) in subsection (5), for “before the trial diet” substitute “by the relevant time”,

(b) after that subsection insert—

“(5A) In subsection (5) above, “the relevant time” means—

(a) in the case of proceedings in the High Court—

(i) not less than 7 days before the preliminary hearing; or

(ii) such later time, before the trial diet, as the judge may on cause shown allow;

(b) in any other case, before the trial diet.”.