Paragraph 6

For section 77 (alteration of diet) there shall be substituted the following section—

“ Alteration of trial diet.

77

Where an indictment is not brought to trial at the trial diet and a warrant for a subsequent sitting of the court, on a day within—

(a)

in the case of the High Court, two months ; or

(b)

in the case of the sheriff court, one month,

after the date of the aforesaid trial diet has been issued under section 69 of this Act by the clerk of court it shall be lawful for the court to adjourn the trial diet to the subsequent sitting ; and the warrant shall have effect as if the trial diet had originally been fixed for the date of the subsequent sitting.”.