The Indictment The IndictmentF1
Scotland
- 41Indictment forms.
- 42Resignation, death or demission of office of Lord Advocate.
- 43Naming of accused.
- 44Nomen juris unnecessary.
- 45Case of two or more persons charged.
- 46“Guilty, actor or art and part” unnecessary.
- 47“All which or part” implied.
- 48Qualifying words to be implied.
- 48ACommon law and statutory offences in same indictment.
- 48BDescription of offence in words of statute or order.
- 49Quotation of statutes unnecessary.
- 50Latitude as to time and place.
- 51Latitude as to quantities, persons, things or modes.
- 52Description of buildings, goods, money or other property.
- 53Description of persons, goods, etc.
- 54“Money” to include coin, bank notes and post office orders.
- 55Setting forth documents unnecessary.
- 56Declarations, etc., not averred.
- 57Indictments, etc., written or printed or partly so.
- 58Authentication of alterations to indictment, etc.
- 59Reset.
- 60Robbery, etc. to include reset, and theft to include breach of trust, etc.
- 60AProceedings under the Merchant Shipping Acts.
- 61Procedure where more than one crime charged.
- 62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 63Attempt at crime.
- 64Statutory offences which are offences at common law.
- 65Superfluous particulars as to identity.
- 66Proof of exceptions, qualifications, etc.
- 67Offence committed in special capacity.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Act repealed (S.) (1.4.1996) by Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 40), s. 6(1), Sch. 5 (with ss. 4, 6(2), Sch. 3 paras. 3, 16, Sch. 6)