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Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 271J is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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[271JLive television linkS
(1)Where the special measure to be used is a live television link, the court shall make such arrangements as seem to it appropriate for the vulnerable witness in respect of whom the special measure is to be used to give evidence from a place outside the court-room where the trial is to take place by means of a live television link between that place and the court-room.
(2)The place from which the vulnerable witness gives evidence by means of the link—
(a)may be another part of the court building in which the court-room is located or any other suitable place outwith that building, and
(b)shall be treated, for the purposes of the proceedings at the trial, as part of the court-room whilst the witness is giving evidence.
(3)Any proceedings conducted by means of a live television link by virtue of this section shall be treated as taking place in the presence of the accused.
(4)Where—
(a)the live television link is to be used in proceedings in a sheriff court, but
(b)that court lacks accommodation or equipment necessary for the purpose of receiving such a link,
the sheriff may by order transfer the proceedings to any other sheriff court in the same sheriffdom which has such accommodation or equipment available.
(5)An order may be made under subsection (4) above—
(a)at any stage in the proceedings (whether before or after the commencement of the trial), or
(b)in relation to any part of the proceedings.]
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