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Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025
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79Sittings of the Sexual Offences Court
(1)More than one sitting of the Sexual Offences Court may take place at the same time, and at different places.
(2)Sittings of the Sexual Offences Court may be held at any place in Scotland.
(3)The President of the Sexual Offences Court may by order prescribe—
(a)the number of sittings of the Sexual Offences Court that are to be held at each place at which they may be held, and
(b)the days on which, and the times at which, those sittings are to be held.
(4)Before making an order under subsection (3), the President must consult—
(a)the Lord Justice General, if the Lord Justice General is not the President,
(b)the Lord Advocate.
(5)The President must publish notice of the matters prescribed by an order under subsection (3) in such manner as the President thinks appropriate in order to bring those matters to the attention of persons having an interest in them.
(6)Subsection (3) is subject to section 2(2)(a) and (2A) of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008.
(7)In addition to those prescribed by order under subsection (3), the Sexual Offences Court must hold such further sittings as the Lord Advocate may require.
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