In section 257 (duty to seek agreement of evidence) of the 1995 Act, in subsection (4)—
(a)for the words “in the case of proceedings in the High Court” there is substituted “ in relation to proceedings on indictment ”,
(b)for the words “by that subsection are identified and taken before the preliminary hearing” there is substituted “are identified and taken—
(a)in the case of the High Court, before the preliminary hearing;
(b)in the case of the sheriff court, before the first diet”.