Procedure in Scotland
75Omit sections 704 to 709 of the 1894 Act.
76In section 710 (savings for Scots law), for the words “or punishment of offences at the instance or by the direction of the Lord Advocate” substitute “of offences at the instance or on the authority or with the concurrence of the Lord Advocate or on the authority of the High Court or to any punishment consequent on such prosecution”.
77In paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the 1974 Act (provision as to regulations relating to submersible and supporting apparatus)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (b), after “regulations” insert “(other than proceedings to which paragraph (bb) below applies)”; and
(b)after sub-paragraph (b) insert—
“(bb)may provide that in any proceedings in Scotland for an offence under the regulations a statement in any complaint or indictment of any such fact as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) above shall, until the contrary is proved, be sufficient evidence of the fact as so stated,”.