Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004

1. Introduction

2. The Act

3. Commentary on Sections

   1. Part 1 - Proceedings in the High Court

      1. Section 1 - Preliminary hearings

         1. Amendment of section 66

         2. New section 72 – preliminary hearing: procedure up to appointment of trial diet

         3. New section 72A – preliminary hearing: appointment of trial diet

         4. New section 72B – power to dispense with preliminary hearing

         5. New section 72C – procedure where preliminary hearing does not proceed

         6. New section 72D – preliminary hearing: further provision

      2. Section 2 - Written record of state of preparation in certain cases

      3. Section 3 - Appeals

      4. Section 4 - Prohibition on accused conducting case in person in certain cases

      5. Section 5 - Continuation of trial diet

   2. Part 2 - Solemn Proceedings Generally

      1. Section 6 - Time limits

      2. Section 7 - Citation

      3. Section 8 - Engagement, dismissal and withdrawal of solicitor representing the accused

      4. Section 9 - Procedure where trial diet does not proceed

      5. Section 10 - Trial in absence of accused

      6. Section 11 - Obstructive witnesses

         1. New section 90A: apprehension of witnesses in proceedings on indictment

         2. New section 90B – orders in respect of witnesses apprehended under section 90A

         3. New section 90C – breach of bail under section 90B(1)(b)

         4. New section 90D – review of orders under section 90B(1)(a) or (b)

         5. New section 90E – appeals in respect of orders under section 90B(1)

      7. Section 12 - Service etc. on accused through solicitor

      8. Section 13 - Preliminary pleas and preliminary issues

      9. Section 14 - Objections to admissibility of evidence raised without due notice

      10. Section 15 - Alteration of diets

      11. Section 16 - Uncontroversial evidence

   3. Part 3 - Bail

      1. Section 17 - Bail conditions: remote monitoring of restriction on movements

         1. New section 24A – bail conditions: remote monitoring of restrictions on movements

         2. New sections 24B to 24E

      2. Section 18 - Bail review: rights of prosecutor to be heard

   4. Part 4 - Miscellaneous and General

      1. Section 19 - First diet in sheriff court solemn proceedings: witnesses and bail

      2.  Section 20 - Sentence following guilty plea

      3. Section 21 - Increase in extended sentence which may be passed by sheriff court in certain cases

      4. Section 22 - Citation of witnesses for precognition

      5. Section 23 - Admissibility of prior statements of witnesses

      6. Section 24 - Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003: references following conviction

      7. Section 25 - Further modifications of the 1995 Act

      8. Section 26 - Ancillary provision

      9. Section 27 - Commencement and short title

   5. Schedule - Further modifications of the 1995 Act.

4. Parliamentary History