Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980

26 In section 270 (custody of trial documents etc.)—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) for the words " ten days ", in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted the words " two weeks ";

(ii) for the words " actual day on which the conviction took place" there shall be substituted the words " final determination (as construed in accordance with section 231(4) of this Act) of the proceedings ";

(iii) for the words " a note of appeal or application for leave to appeal" there shall be substituted the words " an intimation of intention to appeal (or in the case of an appeal under section 228(1)(b) of this Act a note of appeal) ";

(iv) for the words " a note of appeal or of application for leave to appeal has been lodged " there shall be substituted the words " there has been such lodgement "; and

(v) for the words " determination thereof " there shall be substituted the words " appeal, if it is proceeded with, is determined ";

(b) in subsection (3), for the words " an appellant or applicant who has lodged a note of appeal or of application for leave to appeal" there shall be substituted the words " a person who has lodged an intimation of intention to appeal (or in the case of an appeal under section 228(1)(b) of this Act a note of appeal) "; and

(c) in subsection (4)—

(i) for the words "note of appeal or application for leave to appeal" there shall be substituted the words " intimation of intention to appeal (or, in the case of an appeal under section 228(1)(b) of this Act, note of appeal) ";

(ii) for the words " ten days " there shall be substituted the words " two weeks "; and

(iii) at the end there shall be added the words " ; and they shall be so dealt with if, there having been such intimation, the appeal is not proceeded with. ".