- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig)
- Gwreiddiol (Fel y'i Deddfwyd)
Dyma’r fersiwn wreiddiol (fel y’i gwnaed yn wreiddiol).
(1)After section 271B of the 1995 Act, insert—
(1)This section applies where a party intends to cite a witness other than a child witness or a deemed vulnerable witness to give evidence at, or for the purposes of, a hearing in relevant criminal proceedings.
(2)The party intending to cite the witness must take reasonable steps to carry out an assessment under subsection (3).
(3)An assessment must determine whether the person—
(a)is likely to be a vulnerable witness, and
(b)if so, what special measure or combination of special measures ought to be used for the purpose of taking the person's evidence.
(4)In determining under subsection (3)(a) whether a person is likely to be a vulnerable witness the party must—
(a)take into account the matters mentioned in section 271(2),
(b)have regard to the best interests of the person, and
(c)take account of any views expressed by the person.”.
(2)In section 271C(1) of the 1995 Act (citation of vulnerable witnesses)—
(a)after “witness”, where it first occurs, insert “or a deemed vulnerable witness”, and
(b)before “considers” insert “and, having carried out an assessment under section 271BA,”.
Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (diwygiedig):Y fersiwn ddiweddaraf sydd ar gael o’r ddeddfwriaeth yn cynnwys newidiadau a wnaed gan ddeddfwriaeth ddilynol ac wedi eu gweithredu gan ein tîm golygyddol. Gellir gweld y newidiadau nad ydym wedi eu gweithredu i’r testun eto yn yr ardal ‘Newidiadau i Ddeddfwriaeth’.
Gwreiddiol (Fel y’i Deddfwyd neu y’i Gwnaed): Mae'r wreiddiol fersiwn y ddeddfwriaeth fel ag yr oedd pan gafodd ei deddfu neu eu gwneud. Ni wnaed unrhyw newidiadau i’r testun.
Text created by the Scottish Government to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Acts of the Scottish Parliament except those which result from Budget Bills.
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