SCHEDULEMODIFICATION OF ENACTMENTS
PART 1RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 2CONDUCT OF PRECOGNITION AND DEFENCE
Prohibition on conduct of own defence
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1
The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 is amended as follows.
2
In section 20—
a
in subsection (1), in each of paragraphs (a) and (b)(ii), for the words “a sexual offence to which section 288C of the 1995 Act applies” there is substituted “
an offence listed in subsection (3)(b)
”
,
b
in paragraph (a) of subsection (2), the words “(within the meaning of section 288C(1A) of the 1995 Act)” are repealed,
c
after subsection (2) there is inserted—
3
For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2)—
a
“relevant hearing” is to be construed in accordance with section 288C(1A) or (as the case may be) 288DC(4) of the 1995 Act,
b
the list is—
i
an offence to which section 288C of the 1995 Act applies (certain sexual offending),
ii
an offence to which section 288DC of the 1995 Act applies (domestic abuse cases).
3
The title of section 20 becomes “
Information to be given in particular cases
”
.