(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)
This Act of Adjournal amends the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 (S.I. 1996/513) (“the 1996 Rules”) to make provision consequential upon amendments to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) by the Vulnerable Witness (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 3) (“the 2004 Act”). Paragraph 2(2) and (3) sets out transitional provisions which are linked to the commencement of the 2004 Act under S.S.I 2006/59.
Paragraph 2(4) inserts a new rule 22.1A into the 1996 Rules to make provision for lodging a vulnerable witness application under section 271C of the 1995 Act.
Paragraph 2(5) amends rule 22.2 (procedure on lodging child witness notice) to apply the procedure for dealing with child witness notices to vulnerable witness applications.
Paragraph 2(6) inserts a new rule 22.3A to make provision for intimation of orders in relation to vulnerable witness applications under section 271C of the 1995 Act.
Paragraph 2(7) adds a new form of vulnerable witness application to the annexe of the 1996 Rules.