Act of Adjournal (Consolidation) 1988

Forms

Forms of complaint and related notices

87.—(1) The form of complaint referred to in section 311(1) shall be in the form set out in Form 45 of Schedule 1.

(2) The form of notice referred to in section 311(5) shall be in the form set out in Form 46 of Schedule 1.

(3) The form of citation of the accused referred to in section 315(2) shall be in the form set out in Form 47 of Schedule 1.

(4) The form of notice of previous convictions referred to in section 357(1)(a) shall be in the form set out in Form 48 of Schedule 1.

Ancillary forms

88.  The procurator fiscal shall send to the accused person together with the citation—

(a) a reply form for completion and return by him stating whether he pleads guilty or not guilty in the form set out in Form 49 of Schedule 1;

(b) a means form for completion and return by him in the form set out in Form 50 of Schedule 1.

Signature of procurator fiscal

89.  The procurator fiscal shall require to sign the principal complaint and the citation to the accused person only, and any documents sent with the citation, including the copy complaint, and the documents mentioned in rule 88 shall, for the purposes of such signature, be treated as part of the citation.

Validity

90.  The validity of any proceedings against an accused person shall not be affected by reason only of the failure of the procurator fiscal to comply in any respect with the provisions of rule 88.