Simple procedure Simple procedure Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: sch. 1 para. 5A and cross-heading inserted by Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Act 2020 s. 9 Sch. 1 para. 13 and cross-heading inserted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 230(3) sch. 1 para. 2(g)(h) inserted by Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 s. 15(8) sch. 1 para. 4B and cross-heading inserted by Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 sch. 5 para. 3(3) 12Paragraph 12 Simple procedure