Section 303E Documents to which sections 303C and 303D applyF1

(1)

The types of document referred to in sections 303C and 303D are—

(a)

an order, warrant, sentence, citation, minute or any other document produced by a court,

(b)

an extract of any document mentioned in paragraph (a),

(c)

any document that an enactment requires to be given to a person in connection with, or in order to initiate, criminal proceedings,

(d)

any document that an enactment requires to be signed or initialled in order that it, or any other thing, may be used in criminal proceedings for any purpose including—

(i)

being used as evidence, or

(ii)

being treated as sufficient evidence of a matter.

(2)

But a type of document mentioned in subsection (1) is not to be regarded as mentioned in that subsection for the purposes of section 303C or 303D (or both) if the Lord Justice General directs that it is not.

(3)

A direction under subsection (2)—

(a)

may relate to some or all criminal proceedings,

(b)

may be varied or revoked,

(c)

must be made publicly available for so long as it has effect.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ss. 303C-303F and cross-heading inserted (1.12.2025) by Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 14), ss. 1(2), 34(2)(3)(a)