# Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996, Paragraph 19A.1: Power of clerk of Justiciary to alter place where case to be heard


(1) Where the High Court has–
(a) adjourned a case following conviction; or
(b) deferred sentence in a case following conviction,
(c) fixed any diet in respect of any of the following—
(i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(iii) a drug treatment and testing order made under section 234B of the Act of 1995;
(v) a community payback order.
(d) fixed any diet under section 52 or sections 52B to 59 of the Act of 1995,
(e) adjourned a preliminary hearing under section 75A of the Act of 1995,
the Clerk of Justiciary may make an order altering the place where the case is to be heard, not later than two days before the case is to be called.
(2) The Clerk of Justiciary shall intimate an order made under paragraph (1) to–
(a) the parties to the proceedings; and
(b) the governor of any institution in which the accused is detained,
not later than two days before the case is to be called.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/513/schedule/2/paragraph/19A.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-19A.1
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