Rule 26.1 Application and interpretation of this ChapterI1
Scotland
This Chapter applies where a proof or an additional proof is ordered to be taken under rule 25.1(1).
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
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Para. 26.1 in force at 6.1.2022, see para. 1.1(2)
Footnotes
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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.