Part 4Miscellaneous and general

Miscellaneous

19First diet in sheriff court solemn proceedings: witnesses and bail

(1)

Section 71 (first diet) of the 1995 Act is amended as follows.

(2)

After subsection (1B) insert—

“(1C)

At a first diet, the court—

(a)

shall ascertain which of the witnesses included in the list of witnesses are required by the prosecutor or the accused to attend the trial; and

(b)

shall, where the accused has been admitted to bail, review the conditions imposed on his bail and may—

(i)

after giving the parties an opportunity to be heard; and

(ii)

if it considers it appropriate to do so,

fix bail on different conditions.”.

(3)

In subsection (2), for “and (1A)” substitute “ , (1A) and (1C) ”.

(4)

In subsection (3), after “(1A)” insert “ , (1C) ”.