Paragraph 40.4 Raising compatibility issues and devolution issues: other proceedingsF1
(1)
This rule applies to criminal proceedings which are not proceedings on indictment or summary proceedings, including bills of advocation and bills of suspension.
(2)
Where a party to proceedings proposes to raise a compatibility issue or devolution issue he shall raise such an issue as a point of law in the pleadings.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 2 Ch. 40 substituted (22.4.2013) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/72), paras. 1(2), 4(1) (with para. 5(2))
Notes on Chapter 40
Textual amendments
- F2
Words in Sch. 2 Ch. 40 heading substituted (16.7.2024) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024) 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/174), paras. 1(2), 2(3)(a)