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Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2026

S.S.I. 2026/11 · Made 15 January 2026

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High Court Of Justiciary

Sheriff Court

Made 15th January 2026

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 16th January 2026

Coming into force 21st February 2026

The High Court of Justiciary makes this Act of Adjournal under the powers conferred on it by section 305 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995f1 and all other powers enabling it to do so.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1995 c. 46. Section 305 was last amended by section 111(1) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 1), and by S.S.I. 2015/338 and was extended by section 386(3)(a) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), section 36A(4) of the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27) and section 32(5) of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (c. 2).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement, etc.
  2. 2Amendment of the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement, etc.

(1)

This Act of Adjournal may be cited as the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2026.

(2)

It comes into force on 21st February 2026.

(3)

A certified copy is to be inserted into the Books of Adjournal.

2Amendment of the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996

(1)

The Criminal Procedure Rules 1996f1 are amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2)

In Chapter 56 (reporting restrictions)f2, in rule 56.2 (notification of reporting restrictions)f3, after paragraph (3) insert—

“(4)

Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply to an interim order made after the jury is balloted and which subsists only until the jury has taken the jury oath or affirmation, as the case may be.”

(3)

In the appendix—

(a)

in Form 20.3A-B (form of notice of requirement to notify police under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003)f4, after paragraph (16) insert—

“”

(b)

paragraph 17 becomes paragraph 18.

Signature

PAUL CULLEN

Lord Justice General

I.P.D.

Edinburgh

15th January 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)

This Act of Adjournal amends the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996.

Paragraph 2(2) amends rule 56.2 to provide that the requirement to send a copy of an interim order to any interested person does not apply to an interim order which is made after a jury is balloted and which subsists only until the jury has taken the jury oath or affirmation, as the case may be.

Paragraph 2(3) amends Form 20.3A-B to require that a person who is required to notify police under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 must notify the police if that person makes an application for a gender recognition certificate that has not been determined, or obtains a full gender recognition certificate that is issued on or after the relevant date. This amendment to Form 20.3A-B is consequential to the coming into force of the Sexual Offences Act 2004 (Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025.