Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 5)

Part 2 S Further and final matters

Schedule, regulations and reporting S

Valid from 01/04/2019

12 The 1995 Act etc. S

(1) The schedule modifies the 1995 Act and some other enactments in various respects, including under several headings as to rules of criminal procedure—

• restriction on bail in solemn cases,

• bail condition concerning precognition,

• prohibition on conduct of own defence,

• special measures for vulnerable witnesses,

• presentation of certain expert evidence,

• victim safety in relation to sentencing,

• consideration of non-harassment order.

(2) In this section (together with the schedule), “the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.