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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/vulnerable-witnesses-scotland-act-2004-commencement-no-2-saving-and-transitional-provisions-order-2005/schedule",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2005/590",
  "legislation_title": "The Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/vulnerable-witnesses-scotland-act-2004-commencement-no-2-saving-and-transitional-provisions-order-2005",
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  "heading": "Table of commencements of the 2004 Act",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nProvisions to be commenced\nPurposes for which the provision is to be commenced\nSection 1 insofar as it substitutes for section 271 of the 1995 Act sections 271 (insofar as not already commenced), 271F(8)(b), 271H(1)(a) and 271I\nOnly in respect of child witnesses as referred to in section 271(1)(a) of the 1995 Act and only in respect of solemn proceedings in the High Court and sheriff court, other than those in which, at the time the court is considering a child witness notice under section 271A(5) or 271A(9) of the 1995 Act, or is reviewing the current arrangements for taking a child witness’s evidence under section 271D(1) of the 1995 Act–\n(a) the accused is charged with a sexual offence to which section 288C of the 1995 Act applies;\n(b) the accused is charged with an offence in respect of which the court has made an order under section 288C(4) of the 1995 Act;\n(c) section 288E of the 1995 Act applies to the proceedings in respect of which the child witness notice under consideration has been lodged or is being reviewed; or\n(d) an order has been made under section 288F(2) in the proceedings in respect of which the child witness notice under consideration has been lodged or is being reviewed.\nSection 3 insofar as it inserts section 15A (insofar as not already commenced) (other than the reference in section 15A(3)(b) to section 271C)\nOnly in respect of child witnesses as referred to in section 271(1)(a) of the 1995 Act and only in respect of solemn proceedings in the High Court and sheriff court, other than those in which, at the time the court is considering a child witness notice under section 271A(5) or 271A(9) of the 1995 Act, or is reviewing the current arrangements for taking a child witness’s evidence under section 271D(1) of the 1995 Act–\n(a) the accused is charged with a sexual offence to which section 288C of the 1995 Act applies;\n(b) the accused is charged with an offence in respect of which the court has made an order under section 288C(4) of the 1995 Act;\n(c) section 288E of the 1995 Act applies to the proceedings in respect of which the child witness notice under consideration has been lodged or is being reviewed; or\n(d) an order has been made under section 288F(2) in the proceedings in respect of which the child witness notice under consideration has been lodged or is being reviewed.\nSection 11(1)(a) and (3)\nOnly in respect of proceedings in the sheriff court under Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 in respect of applications under sections 65(7) and 65(9) of that Act and only in respect of child witnesses.\nSection 11(5) (insofar as not already commenced), except there shall be omitted the definition of vulnerable witness application\nOnly in respect of child witnesses and only in respect of proceedings in the sheriff court under Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 in respect of–\n(a) appeals under section 51(1) of that Act;\n(b) applications under sections 65(7) and 65(9) of that Act other than applications to which section 68A(1)(a) of that Act applies; or\n(c) applications under section 85 of that Act other than applications to which section 68A(1)(b) of that Act applies.\nSections 12(1) to (4), 13 to 15 (with omission of “or a vulnerable witness application” in section 15(1)(a) and the omission of “or vulnerable witness application” in section 15(4)(a)), 16 (with omission in the first line of “or other person”) and 17(2)\nOnly in respect of proceedings in the sheriff court under Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 in respect of applications under sections 65(7) and 65(9) of that Act and only in respect of child witnesses.\nSection 18(1)(a)\nOnly in respect of child witnesses and only in respect of proceedings in the sheriff court under Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 in respect of–\n(a) appeals under section 51(1) of that Act;\n(b) applications under sections 65(7) and 65(9) of that Act other than applications to which section 68A(1)(a) of that Act applies; or\n(c) applications under section 85 of that Act other than applications to which section 68A(1)(b) of that Act applies.\nSection 18(1)(b) to (e) and (2)\nOnly in respect of proceedings in the sheriff court under Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 in respect of applications under sections 65(7) and 65(9) of that Act and only in respect of child witnesses.\nSection 19\nOnly in respect of child witnesses and only in respect of proceedings in the sheriff court under Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 in respect of–\n(a) appeals under section 51(1) of that Act;\n(b) applications under sections 65(7) and 65(9) of that Act other than applications to which section 68A(1)(a) of that Act applies; or\n(c) applications under section 85 of that Act other than applications to which section 68A(1)(b) of that Act applies.\nSections 20 to 22\nOnly in respect of proceedings in the sheriff court under Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 in respect of applications under sections 65(7) and 65(9) of that Act and only in respect of child witnesses.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 36; section 51 was amended by the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8), Schedule 4, paragraph 4 and section 65 was amended by section 12(4) of that Act. Section 68A was added by the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 3), section 23."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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