Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004

42 S In section 259 (exceptions to the rule that hearsay evidence is inadmissible)—

(a) in subsection (5), for “before the trial diet” substitute “ by the relevant time ”,

(b) after that subsection insert—

“(5A) In subsection (5) above, “the relevant time” means—

(a) in the case of proceedings in the High Court—

(i) not less than 7 days before the preliminary hearing; or

(ii) such later time, before the trial diet, as the judge may on cause shown allow;

(b) in any other case, before the trial diet.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. para. 42 in force at 1.2.2005 by S.S.I. 2004/405, art. 2(1), sch. 1 (with arts. 3-5)