Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 3) 1997

Amendment of Criminal Procedure Rules 1996

2.—(1) Schedule 2 (criminal procedure rules) to the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996((1)shall be amended in accordance with this Act of Adjournal.

(2) In each of rules 15.13 (suspension of disqualification etc. under section 121 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995) and 19.17 (such suspension under section 193 of that Act), in sub-paragraph (b), for the word “two” substitute “seven”.

(3) In rule 27.4(4) (service of notice)((2)for the words “of trial” substitute “before the trial diet”.

(4) In the Appendix—

(a) in Form 2.6-B (form of execution of service of complaint on accused), after the words “(state method of service).” insert “[I also delivered to him with the copy of the complaint a notice specifying his previous conviction[s].]”; and

(b) in Form 26.1-C (form of certificate that statement not contained in business document), for the words from “(specify”, where it first occurs, to “apply)” substitute “specified in paragraph 2(1)(a) and (b) of Schedule 8 to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/513.

(2)

Rule 27.4 was inserted by S.I. 1997/63, paragraph 2(3).