(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.