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Rule 26.9 Taking of evidence by commissioner: lodging and custody of video record and documentsI1

Scotland

(1)

The commissioner must lodge the video record of the commission and any relevant documents with the Clerk.

(2)

When the video record and any relevant document are lodged, the Clerk must notify every party—

(a)

that the video record has been lodged;

(b)

whether any relevant documents have been lodged;

(c)

of the date on which they were lodged.

(3)

The video record and any relevant documents must be kept by the Clerk.

(4)

Where the video record has been lodged—

(a)

the name and address of the vulnerable witness and the record of the witness’s evidence are to be treated as being in the knowledge of the parties;

(b)

the parties need not include—

(i)

the name of the witness in any list of witnesses; or

(ii)

the record of evidence in any list of productions.

Annotations

Commencement

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Para. 26.9 in force at 6.1.2022, see para. 1.1(2)