Paragraph 19 I1 C1 C2

Scotland

(1)

In this Part, “criminal proceedings” means any proceedings in which a court is exercising criminal jurisdiction including in particular—

(a)

proceedings on indictment,

(b)

proceedings on petition,

(c)

summary proceedings,

(d)

ancillary proceedings, such as proceedings in respect of—

(i)

breach of bail,

(ii)

non-payment of a fine or other monetary penalty,

(iii)

breach of an order of a court, or

(iv)

failure of an accused person or a witness to attend a diet.

(2)

Any expression used in this Part which is also used in the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 has the same meaning as it does in that Act.

Annotations

C1: Sch. para. 19 continued until 30.11.2024 (30.11.2023) by virtue of The Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Extension and Expiry of Temporary Justice Measures) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/360), regs. 1(3), 3(2)
C2: Sch. para. 19 continued until 30.11.2025 (30.11.2024) by The Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Extension of Temporary Justice Measures) Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/322), regs. 1(2), 2(2)