# Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996, Paragraph 23A.5: Procedural diet


(1) On receipt of confirmation that the court, tribunal or other authority to which a letter of request was transmitted will provide assistance in facilitating the giving of evidence through a live television link, the Clerk of Justiciary or sheriff clerk, as the case may be, shall fix a procedural diet in accordance with paragraph (2) and shall intimate that diet to all parties concerned.
(2) The procedural diet shall be fixed for a date which is before the date on which the evidence is to be given by television link.
(3) The accused shall not require to be present at the procedural diet.
(4) At the procedural diet, the judge or sheriff, as the case may be, shall make inquiries as to whether or not arrangements are in place to facilitate the giving of evidence through a live television link.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/513/schedule/2/paragraph/23A.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-23A.5
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.