# Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996, Rule 19.12: Duty to print stated case etc.

Extent: S

(1) The solicitor for the appellant or, if unrepresented, the appellant shall—
(a) print the complaint, minutes of proceedings and stated case or bill of suspension;
(b) not later than twenty-one days before the hearing, return the process to the Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court; and
(c) provide—
(i) the Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court with four copies of the print; and
(ii) the respondent or his solicitor with three copies of the print.
(2) Where the solicitor for the appellant or the appellant, as the case may be, cannot comply with any of the requirements of paragraph (1), he shall, not later than twenty-one days before the hearing, so inform the Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court in writing with reasons.
(3) On being so informed, the Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court may in his discretion postpone the hearing by dropping the appeal from the Criminal Appeal Roll.
(4) Where the Clerk of the Sheriff Appeal Court does not drop the appeal from the roll under paragraph (3), the court may, at the hearing, allow the appeal to be dropped from the roll or may dismiss the appeal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/513/schedule/2/rule/19.12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-2/rule-19.12
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