PART VII

Solemn Proceedings

Obstructive witnesses

Appeals in respect of orders under section 90B(1)
90E
1
Any of the parties specified in subsection (2) below may appeal to the High Court against—
a
any order made under subsection (1)(a) or (c) of section 90B of this Act; or
b
where an order is made under subsection (1)(b) of that section—
i
the order;
ii
any of the conditions imposed under subsection (5) of that section on the making of the order; or
iii
both the order and any such conditions.
2
The parties referred to in subsection (1) above are—
a
the witness in respect of whom the order which is the subject of the appeal was made;
b
the prosecutor; and
c
the accused.
3
A party making an appeal under subsection (1) above shall intimate it to the other parties specified in subsection (2) above and, for that purpose, intimation to the
Crown Agent
shall be sufficient intimation to the prosecutor.
4
An appeal under this section shall be disposed of by the High Court or any Lord Commissioner of Justiciary in court or in chambers after such inquiry and hearing of the parties as shall seem just.
5
Where the witness in respect of whom the order which is the subject of an appeal under this section was made is under 21 years of age, section 51 of this Act shall apply to the High Court or, as the case may be, the Lord Commissioner of Justiciary when disposing of the appeal as it applies to a court when remanding or committing a person of the witness’s age for trial or sentence.
Ss. 90A-90E inserted (1.2.2005 for specified purposes and otherwise prosp.) by Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 5), ss. 11, 27(1); S.S.I. 2004/405, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with transitional provision in arts. 3-5)
Words in s. 90E(3) substituted (10.12.2007) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6), ss. 80, 84, Sch. para. 15(3); S.S.I. 2007/479, art. 3(1), Sch. (as amended by S.S. I. 2007/527)