http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/447/article/4/madeThe Justice of the Peace Courts (Special Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015enKing's Printer for Scotland2016-03-02CRIMINAL PROCEDURE;EVIDENCE This Order applies sections 271 to 271M, 288E and 288F of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) to proceedings in justice of the peace courts (“JP Courts”) subject to certain modifications. This Order comes into force only in relation to criminal proceedings which are commenced on or after the date on which the Order comes into force and, for this purpose, criminal proceedings are taken as commenced on the date on which a report of the case has been received by the procurator fiscal. The Justice of the Peace Courts (Special Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015 4 1 Section 288E (prohibition of personal conduct of defence in certain cases involving child witnesses under the age of 12) of the 1995 Act applies to proceedings in JP Courts subject to the modifications in paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In subsection (2), omit “(other than proceedings in the JP court)”. 3 For subsection (4), substitute— 4 Section 288D of this Act applies in the case of proceedings to which this section applies as it applies in the case of proceedings in respect of a sexual offence to which section 288C applies subject to the following modifications— a in section 288D(1), omit “(other than proceedings in a JP court)”, and b in section 288D(2)(a)(i), construe the reference to a relevant hearing as a reference to a hearing referred to in section 288E(2A). .