(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)
This Act of Adjournal amends the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 (“the 1996 Rules”) to make provision consequential on the commencement of the provisions of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (“the 2004 Act”) in relation to child witnesses in summary proceedings in the sheriff court.
Paragraph 2(2) provides for the application of Chapter 22 of the 1996 Rules in relation to those proceedings.
Paragraph 2(3) makes consequential amendments to the forms set out in the Appendix to the 1996 Rules.