# Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 153: Trial in presence of accused.

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(1) Subject to section 150A of this Act and subsection (2) below, no part of a trial shall take place outwith the presence of the accused.
(2) If during the course of his trial an accused so misconducts himself that in the view of the court a proper trial cannot take place unless he is removed, the court may order—
(a) that he is removed from the court for so long as his conduct makes it necessary; and
(b) that the trial proceeds in his absence,
but if he is not legally represented the court shall appoint counsel or a solicitor to represent his interests during such absence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/46/section/153 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-scotland-act-1995/section-153
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