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9.—(1) The solicitor for the accused, or if he is unrepresented, the accused, shall be liable for payment of—
(a)the fees of the shorthand writer;
(b)the expenses of the person precognosced on oath,
and shall tender any such expenses in advance if required by that person to do so.
(2) If the accused is unrepresented, the sheriff may at the hearing of the application, or at any time before the precognition is taken, order the accused to consign in court such sum as he may be required to pay under paragraph (1) in respect of fees and expenses on or before such date as the sheriff may specify in the order.
(3) If the sheriff orders the accused to consign a sum in court under paragraph (2), and that sum is not consigned by the date specified in the order, the application shall be treated as abandoned.
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