Section 8 Record of proceedings
(1)
Where that person appears before the sheriff to have his precognition taken on oath, the proceedings shall be recorded in shorthand by an official shorthand writer instructed by the accused or his solicitor.
(2)
The shorthand writer shall extend his shorthand notes recording the proceedings, sign the transcript, and lodge it with the sheriff clerk.
(3)
On the transcript being lodged, the sheriff clerk shall—
(a)
send a copy to the solicitor for the accused or, if he is not represented, to the accused;
(b)
fix a diet for the person whose precognition has been taken on oath to attend before the sheriff clerk to sign the precognition.