# Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996, Paragraph 36.2: Effecting citation or service of documents outside the United Kingdom


(1) A notice under section 5(5)(b) of the Act of 2003 (notice to accompany citation being effected outside the United Kingdom) shall be in Form 36.2 and shall give the information specified in that form.
(2) Where citation is being effected outside the United Kingdom under section 5 or 6 of the Act of 2003, in the form of citation for–
“IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND COURT WITHOUT A LAWFUL EXCUSE THE COURT MAY ORDER THAT YOU BE APPREHENDED AND PUNISHED.”,
or
“IF YOU FAIL TO ATTEND WITHOUT A LAWFUL EXCUSE THE COURT MAY ISSUE A WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST.”,
or
“A warrant may be issued for your arrest”,
there shall be substituted the following:–
“As this citation is being effected outside the United Kingdom, no obligation under the law of Scotland to comply with the citation is imposed by virtue of its being so effected. Accordingly, failure to comply with the citation does not constitute contempt of court and is not a ground for issuing a warrant to secure your attendance or for imposing a penalty. But this citation may subsequently be effected against you in the United Kingdom, in which case, if you fail to attend without a lawful excuse, the court may issue a warrant for your arrest.”.
(3) Where a document is to be served on a person outside the United Kingdom under section 6 of the Act of 2003 (effecting citation etc. otherwise than by post), it shall be sent by the Clerk of Justiciary, sheriff clerk or clerk of the justice of the peace court, as the case may be, to the Lord Advocate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/513/schedule/2/paragraph/36.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-36.2
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