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Rule 26.1 Application and interpretation of this ChapterI1

Scotland

(1)

This Chapter applies where a proof or an additional proof is ordered to be taken under rule 25.1(1).

(2)

In this Chapter—

  • “the 2004 Act” means the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004f1;

  • “child witness notice” has the meaning given by section 12(2) of the 2004 Act (orders authorising the use of special measures for vulnerable witnesses);

  • “review application” means an application under section 13(1)(a) of the 2004 Act (review of arrangements for vulnerable witnesses);

  • “vulnerable witness application” has the meaning given by section 12(6) of the 2004 Act (orders authorising the use of special measures for vulnerable witnesses).

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Para. 26.1 in force at 6.1.2022, see para. 1.1(2)

Footnotes

f1

2004 asp 3, amended by the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1), section 176 and schedule 6, paragraph 1; the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 1), section 22 and is prospectively amended by the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 16), sections 4 and 5.