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(1)The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the review period—
(a)undertake a review of the operation of the virtual attendance provisions,
(b)prepare a report on that review,
(c)publish the report and lay a copy of it before the Scottish Parliament.
(2)In undertaking the review, the Scottish Ministers must consult—
(a)the Lord Justice General,
(b)the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service,
(c)the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland,
(d)the Lord Advocate,
(e)the Scottish Legal Aid Board,
(f)the Law Society of Scotland,
(g)the Faculty of Advocates, and
(h)such other persons as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.
(3)For the purposes of this section—
“review period” means the period of 2 years beginning with the day on which section 2 comes into force,
“virtual attendance provisions” means sections 303G to 303M of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, as inserted by section 2.
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