PART IXS Summary Proceedings

ComplaintsS

138 Complaints.S

(1)All proceedings under this Part of this Act for the trial of offences or recovery of penalties shall be instituted by complaint signed by the prosecutor or by a solicitor on behalf of a prosecutor other than the procurator fiscal.

(2)The complaint shall be in the form—

(a)set out in Schedule 5 to this Act; or

(b)prescribed by Act of Adjournal,

or as nearly as may be in such form.

(3)A solicitor may appear for and conduct any prosecution on behalf of a prosecutor other than the procurator fiscal.

(4)Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect as regards complaints under this Act.