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in paragraph (a) of subsection (2), the words “(within the meaning of section 288C(1A) of the 1995 Act)” are repealed,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 ”.