Regulation 3 Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1999

after the definition of “assisted person” insert–

• ““continued diet” means a diet which takes place on a separate date from the diet at which a victim statement is laid before the court;”,

after the definition of “excluded proceedings” insert–

• ““proof in mitigation” includes those diets where a proof in mitigation takes place at the same time as a proof of a victim statement;” and

at the end insert

• ““victim statement” means a statement made for the purposes of section 14 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003^f1”.