# Act of Adjournal (Consolidation) 1988, Section 32: Abandonment of matter to be raised at preliminary diet


(1) Where a diet has been fixed for a preliminary diet under section 76 and the party raising the matter decides not to proceed with it, he shall give written notice of abandonment of the minute giving written notice under that section previously lodged by him.
(2) The notice of abandonment shall be in the form set out in Form 16 of Schedule 1.
(3) The notice shall be intimated forthwith to the clerk of court and to all other parties and to the governor of any institution in which any of the accused is detained.
(4) Upon such intimation it shall not be necessary to convene the court for the preliminary diet unless another minute giving written notice under section 76(1) has been lodged between the lodging of the first notice and the notice of abandonment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/110/section/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-consolidation-1988/section-32
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