Point in time view as at 01/09/2016. This version of this provision is not valid for this point in time.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 10.
Valid from 15/06/2017
(1)The procurator fiscal may cite a person to attend for precognition in connection with an investigation under section 1(1)(a).
(2)This section is sufficient warrant for such citation.
(3)Subsection (4) applies where a person cited under subsection (1)—
(a)having been given reasonable notice in the citation, and without reasonable excuse, fails to attend for precognition at the time and place mentioned in the citation, or
(b)does so attend but refuses to give information which is—
(i)within the person's knowledge, and
(ii)relevant to the investigation.
(4)The sheriff may, on the application of the procurator fiscal, make an order requiring the person to attend for precognition or, as the case may be, give the information at a time and place specified in the order.
(5)A person who fails to comply with an order under subsection (4) commits an offence.
(6)A person who commits an offence under subsection (5) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 days or a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale (or both).
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.
