Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995

[F1137ZBRefixing diets: non-suitable daysS

(1)Where in a summary prosecution any diet has been fixed for a day which is no longer suitable to the court it may, of its own accord, at any time before that diet—

(a)discharge the diet; and

(b)fix a new diet for a date earlier or later than that for which the discharged diet was fixed.

(2)Before proceeding as mentioned in subsection (1) the court shall give the parties an opportunity to be heard.]