Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996

Duty to print stated case etc.

19.12.—(1) The solicitor for the appellant or, if unrepresented, the appellant shall—

(a) print the complaint, minutes of proceedings and stated case or bill of suspension;

(b) not later than seven days before the hearing, return the process to the Clerk of Justiciary; and

(c) provide—

(i) the Clerk of Justiciary with four copies of the print; and

(ii) the respondent or his solicitor with three copies of the print.

(2) Where the solicitor for the appellant or the appellant, as the case may be, cannot comply with any of the requirements of paragraph (1), he shall, not later than seven days before the hearing, so inform the Clerk of Justiciary in writing with reasons.

(3) On being so informed, the Clerk of Justiciary may in his discretion postpone the hearing by dropping the appeal from the Justiciary Roll.

(4) Where the Clerk of Justiciary does not drop the appeal from the roll under paragraph (3), the court may, at the hearing, allow the appeal to be dropped from the roll or may dismiss the appeal.