CHAPTER ISOLEMN PROCEDURE

PART IPROCEDURE PRIOR TO TRIAL

Citation and List of Jurors

Warrants for citation10.

(1)

The forms specified in column 3 of the Table set out below and set out under those numbers in Schedule 1 are the forms prescribed for the purposes of the sections specified in column 1 of the Table relating respectively to the matters summarised in column 2 of the Table, and shall have effect for those purposes.

TABLE

(1)

(2)

(3)

No. of Section

Content

No. of Form

69

Warrant to cite accused person, witnesses and jurors

3

69

Execution of service of indictment and of citation of accused

4

757

Notice to accused to appear at diet

5.

(2)

In section 69 (warrants for citation)—

(a)

for the words “conform to Schedule B to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1887” and also for the words “conform to Schedule C of that Act” substitute the words “in such form as may be prescribed by Act of Adjournal, or as nearly as may be in such form”;

(b)

in the last paragraph, omit the words “The warrant and”, and for the words “B to E” substitute the words “D and E”.

List of jurors11.

The clerk of the court before which the trial is to take place, in preparing a list of jurors for the trial diet under section 968, shall have regard in determining the number of jurors to be listed to the powers of postponing or adjourning any trial diet exercisable by the court under sections 76, 77, 77A9 and 102(3)10.