Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975

277 Non-compliance with certain provisions may be waived.S

(1)Non-compliance with the provisions of this Act set out in subsection (2) of this section, or with any rule of practice for the time being in force under this Part of this Act (other than section 280 of this Act) relating to appeals . . . F1, shall not prevent the further prosecution of an appeal . . . F1 if the High Court or a judge thereof consider it just and proper that such non-compliance be waived or remedied by amendment or otherwise. The High Court or a judge thereof may, in such manner as they or he think fit, direct the remedy of such non-compliance, and upon the same being remedied accordingly the appeal . . . F1 shall proceed.

(2)The provisions of this Act referred to in subsection (1) of this section are:—

. . .section 249
. . .section 250
. . .section 251
section 234section 253
section 235section 257
section 236section 259
[F2section 2 36B]section 260
[F2section 236C]section 261
section 237section 264
section 239section 265
section 241section 267
section 242section 269
section 243section 270
section 244section 272
section 246section 273
section 248section 275.