# The Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1999


In regulation 2–
(a) in paragraph (1) (interpretation)–
(i) 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;”,
(ii) 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
(iii) at the end insert
““victim statement” means a statement made for the purposes of section 14 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003”.
(b) for paragraph (3) substitute–
“(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, a trial, proof in mitigation or proof of a victim statement shall be taken to commence when the first witness is sworn.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/51/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-fixed-payments-scotland-amendment-regulations-2004/regulation-3
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