# Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 149: Alibi.


It shall not be competent for the accused in a summary prosecution to found on a plea of alibi unless he gives, at any time before the first witness is sworn, notice to the prosecutor of the plea with particulars as to time and place and of the witnesses by whom it is proposed to prove it; and, on such notice being given, the prosecutor shall be entitled, if he so desires, to an adjournment of the case.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/46/section/149 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-scotland-act-1995/section-149
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