Scottish Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 481
HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY
SHERIFF COURT
DISTRICT COURT
Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 5) (Miscellaneous) 2004
Made 5th November 2004
Coming into force 26th November 2004

The Lord Justice General, the Lord Justice Clerk and the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 305 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:
1995 c. 46.

Citation and commencement
1. (1) This Act of Adjournal may be cited as the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 5) (Miscellaneous) 2004 and shall come into force on 26th November 2004.
(2) This Act of Adjournal shall be inserted in the Books of Adjournal.

Amendment of the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996
2. (1) The Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996 shall be amended in accordance with the following sub-paragraphs.
S.I. 1996/513, last amended by S.S.I. 2004/434.
(2) In rule 8A.2(1) (further pre-trial diet) for “72F(3)” there shall be substituted “72F(5)”.
(3) In rule 13A.1 (citation of witnesses for precognition) for “of this Act” there shall be substituted “of the Act”.
(4) After rule 20.19 (reduction of disqualification period for drink-drive offenders) there shall be inserted the following:–

“Antisocial behaviour orders
20.20. An antisocial behaviour order made under section 234AA of the Act of 1995 shall be in Form 20.20.
Section 234AA was inserted by section 118 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 asp.8.”.

(5) After Chapter 46 (parental directions under the Sexual Offences Act 2003), there shall be inserted the following:–

“CHAPTER 47 PROTECTION OF CHILDREN (SCOTLAND) ACT 2003

References under the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003
47.1. Where section 10(5) of the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 applies, the clerk of court shall forthwith–
2003 asp 5. Section 10 was amended by section 24(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004 (2004 asp 5).
(a) post a notice of reference in Form 47.1; and
(b) transmit, by facsimile or other electronic means, a copy of that notice,
to the Scottish Ministers.”.

(6) In the appendix–
(a) in the heading for Form 13A.1–A (form of citation of witness for precognition) for “Form 13A.1–A” there shall be substituted “Form 13A.1”;
(b) after Form 20.19–B there shall be inserted the form set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Act of Adjournal;
(c) at the end there shall be inserted the form set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to this Act of Adjournal.
Cullen of Whitekirk
Lord Justice General I.P.D.
Edinburgh
5th November 2004
SCHEDULE PART 1

Form 20.20 Form of antisocial behaviour order under section 234AA of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ORDER
under section 234AA of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Rule 20.20
Paragraph 2(4)
PART 2

Form 47.1 Form of notice of reference under section 10(5) of the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003
Rule 47.1
Paragraph 2(5)

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Act of Adjournal makes various amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 (S.I. 1996/513) (“the 1996 Rules”).
Some minor and consequential amendments are made in paragraph 2(2) and (3).
Paragraph 2(4) prescribes a form of Antisocial Behaviour Order.
Paragraph 2(5) provides for the transmission of a reference for a person to be included on a list of persons considered unsuitable to work with children to the Scottish Ministers after conviction of an offence against a child and prescribes a form of notice of reference.
Paragraph 2(6) makes a minor and consequential amendments to one of the forms set out in the Appendix to the 1996 Rules and sets out a new form of antisocial behaviour order and form of reference under the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 1995.