ukpga/1975/21 — Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975

Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 1975 c. 21 An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to criminal procedure in Scotland. [8th May 1975] Part I Solemn Procedure Jurisdiction Application of Part I of this Act. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurisdiction and powers of courts of solemn jurisdiction. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurisdiction of sheriff. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boundaries of jurisdiction. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure in case of crime in different districts. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurisdiction and procedure in respect of certain indictable offences committed abroad. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theft outside Scotland. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trial of certain crimes and offences in sheriff court. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructions by Lord Advocate as to reporting offences. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intimation of proceedings in High Court to Lord Advocate. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure after intimation. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure prior to Trial Arrest, Judicial Examination, Custody, Bail, Etc. Petitions for Warrants. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrants for arrest of escaped prisoners and mental patients. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant to search for or remove a child. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrants granted by justice may be executed throughout Scotland. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrants for search and apprehension to be signed by judge. 15A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Backing of certain warrants from the Isle of Man. 16 1 A warrant issued in the Isle of Man for the arrest of a person charged with an offence may, after it has been endorsed by a justice in Scotland, be executed there by the person bringing that warrant, by any person to whom the warrant was originally directed or by any officer of law of the sheriff court district where the warrant has been endorsed as aforesaid in like manner as any such warrant issued in Scotland. 2 In this section “ endorsed ” means endorsed in the like manner as a process to which section 4 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Process) Act 1881 applies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of constable to take offenders into custody. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prisoners before examination to have access to solicitor. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accused at examination need not emit a declaration. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accused at examination may be questioned by prosecutor. 20A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Record to be made of proceedings at examination. 20B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Examination of accused on charges arising in different districts. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committal until liberation in due course of law. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remand and committal of persons under 21. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committal of children to custody in place of safety. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of court to commit to hospital a person suffering from mental disorder. 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bail competent before committal. 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renewal of application for bail after committal. 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admission or refusal of bail after committal. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No bail for persons charged with or convicted of homicide or rape after previous conviction of such offences. 28A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application for review of court’s decision on bail and caution. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application by prosecutor for review of court’s decision to grant bail. 30A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeal in respect of bail. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No fees exigible against accused in respect of application for bail. 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberation of applicant when appeal by public prosecutor. 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right of Lord Advocate and High Court to admit a person to bail. 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to order parent to give security for child’s good behaviour. 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Separation of children from adults at courts, etc. 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attendance at court of parent of child charged with an offence, etc. 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice to local authority of charge against a child. 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Indictment Indictment forms. 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resignation, death or demission of office of Lord Advocate. 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Naming of accused. 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nomen juris unnecessary. 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Case of two or more persons charged. 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Guilty, actor or art and part” unnecessary. 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “All which or part” implied. 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qualifying words to be implied. 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Common law and statutory offences in same indictment. 48A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Description of offence in words of statute or order. 48B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quotation of statutes unnecessary. 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latitude as to time and place. 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latitude as to quantities, persons, things or modes. 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Description of buildings, goods, money or other property. 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Description of persons, goods, etc. 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Money” to include coin, bank notes and post office orders. 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting forth documents unnecessary. 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declarations, etc., not averred. 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indictments, etc., written or printed or partly so. 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Authentication of alterations to indictment, etc. 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reset. 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robbery, etc. to include reset, and theft to include breach of trust, etc. 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceedings under the Merchant Shipping Acts. 60A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure where more than one crime charged. 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attempt at crime. 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory offences which are offences at common law. 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superfluous particulars as to identity. 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proof of exceptions, qualifications, etc. 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence committed in special capacity. 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice of previous convictions Notice of previous convictions. 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citation of Accused, Witnesses and Jurors Warrants for citation. 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service of indictment and list of witnesses. 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manner of service of indictment, etc. 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Officers may cite jurors and witnesses, without witnesses and oath of officer sufficient evidence of citation. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Execution of citation of indictment. 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceedings against bodies corporate. 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixing the Diets Notice of trial diet. 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First diet. 75A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preliminary diet. 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeal in connection with preliminary diet. 76A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alteration of trial diet. 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application for postponement of trial diet. 77A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodging of List of Witnesses, Productions, Special Defence, Etc. Record copy of indictment and list of witnesses. 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Description of witnesses. 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Objection to witness. 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Examination by prosecutor of witnesses, etc., not included in lists lodged. 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Written notice of special defence and examination of witnesses and productions not included in lists lodged. 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parties may examine each other’s witnesses etc. 82A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accused entitled to see productions. 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proof as to productions. 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agreement of evidence. 84A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preparation of Jury List, etc. Number of jurors to be returned for trial. 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurors for High Court at Edinburgh. 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurors in inferior courts. 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Order in which names of jurors are to be taken. 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Names of jurors dying or becoming disqualified to be passed over in making returns of jurors. 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurors as returned to serve on trials. 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Names of jurors to be inserted in one roll. 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One list of assize sufficient for all trials at the same diet in High Court. 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No irregularity in lists, etc., to be an objection to jurors. 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note of jury list. 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sufficient jurors only to be summoned. 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurors to be cited by registered letter or recorded delivery. 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fining of jurors for non-attendance. 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No exemptions by sex or marriage from liability to serve as juror. 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delay in trial Prevention of delay in trials. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accelerated Trial Procedure where accused desires to plead guilty. 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Diet Pleas of guilty. 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remit to High Court for sentence. 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certain objections competent only at first diet. 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interlocutor of relevancy unnecessary. 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postponement on old warrant where diet deserted. 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computation of period. 111A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sittings of High Court Place of High Court Sittings. 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judges in High Court. 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixing of High Court sittings. 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of sheriff court solemn proceedings. 114A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure at Trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of indictment. 123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On plea of guilty, jury to be dispensed with and sentence pronounced. 124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On plea of not guilty, plea to be recorded and jury balloted. 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On plea of not guilty, the indictment need not be read over. 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure where trial does not take place. 127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision for death or illness of judge. 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jury to be chosen by ballot in open court. 129 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Challenges and objections to jurors. 130 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juror without citation not to be objected to. 131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurors chosen for one trial may continue to serve. 132 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurors may be excused. 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision for death or illness of jurors. 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clerk to state charge, and swear jury. 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trial to be continuous. 136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seclusion of jury. 137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verdict by judge alone. 137A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Witnesses not to be excluded by reason of conviction, interest, etc. 138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Witnesses admissible notwithstanding relationship to parties. 139 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to permit witness to be in court during trial. 139A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presence in court not to disqualify witnesses in certain cases. 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No case to answer. 140A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accused and spouse competent witnesses for defence. 141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidence of criminal record and character of accused. 141ZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidence in relation to sexual offences. 141A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceptions to prohibition. 141B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spouse to be competent witness. 143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trial in open court. 145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Witness may be examined, etc., as to having previously made a different statement. 14 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Examination of witness. 148 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recall of witnesses. 148A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional evidence. 149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidence in replication. 149A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admissions and agreements as to evidence. 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Record of proceedings at examination to be received in evidence without being sworn to by witnesses. 151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defence to speak last. 152 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seclusion of jury, etc., after retiral. 153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oral verdicts to be returned by juries. 154 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verdicts may be returned by juries without retiring. 155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taking of other proceedings while jury out. 155A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interruption of trial for verdict in earlier trial. 156 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interruption of trial for plea or sentence in another cause. 157 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No proceeding under section 156 or 157 of this Act to be deemed an irregularity. 158 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previous convictions. 159 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laying of previous convictions before jury. 160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laying of previous convictions before judge. 161 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extract convictions to be received and manner of proof. 162 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proof of previous convictions by fingerprints. 164 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure at trial involving children Child under 14 not to be in court during trial of another person. 165 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to clear court while child is giving evidence in certain cases. 166 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to proceed with case in absence of person under 17. 167 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of court, in respect of certain offences against a child, to refer child to Principal Reporter . 168 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions on report of proceedings involving person under 16. 169 1 No newspaper report of any proceedings in a court shall reveal the name, address or school, or include any particulars calculated to lead to the identification, of any person under the age of 16 years concerned in the proceedings, either— a as being a person against or in respect of whom the proceedings are taken; or b as being a witness therein; nor shall any picture which is, or includes, a picture of a person under the age of 16 years so concerned in the proceedings be published in any newspaper in a context relevant to the proceedings: Provided that, in any case— where the person is concerned in the proceedings as a witness only and no one against whom the proceedings are taken is under the age of 16 years, the foregoing provisions of this subsection shall not apply unless the court so directs; the court may at any stage of the proceedings if satisfied that it is in the public interest so to do, direct that the requirements of this section (including such requirements as applied by a direction under paragraph (i) above) shall be dispensed with to such extent as the court may specify; the Secretary of State may, after completion of the proceedings, if so satisfied by order dispense with the said requirements to such extent as may be specified in the order. 2 This section shall, with the necessary modifications, apply in relation to sound and television programmes included in a programme service (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990) as it applies in relation to newspapers. 3 A person who publishes matter in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale . 4 In this section, references to a court shall not include a court in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. Age of criminal responsibility. 170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presumption and determination of age of child. 171 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Welfare of child. 172 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reference and remit of children’s cases by courts to children’s hearings. 173 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure at trial of persons suffering from mental disorder Insanity in bar of trial or as the ground of acquittal. 174 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Examination of facts. 174ZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Examination of facts: supplementary provisions. 174ZB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disposal of case where accused found to be insane. 174ZC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeal by accused in case involving insanity. 174ZD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeal by Lord Advocate in case involving insanity. 174ZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interim hospital orders. 174A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of court to order hospital admission or guardianship. 175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements as to medical evidence. 176 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary provisions as to hospital orders. 177 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of court to restrict discharge from hospital. 178 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conviction and Sentence Adjournment and remand Power of court to adjourn a case before sentence. 179 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence committed by person under supervision etc. : provision of local authority report. 179A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remand for inquiry into physical or mental condition. 180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admonition and discharge Admonition. 181 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Absolute discharge. 182 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caution Caution. 182A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probation Probation. 183 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probation orders requiring treatment for mental condition. 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discharge and amendment of probation orders. 185 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to comply with requirement of probation order. 186 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commission of further offence. 187 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probation orders relating to persons residing in England. 188 1 Where the court by which a probation order is made under section 183 of this Act (not being a probation order including a requirement which, while corresponding to a requirement mentioned in paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 1A to the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973, would if included in a probation order made under that Act fail to accord with a restriction as to days of presentation, participation or attendance mentioned in paragraph 2(4)(a) or (6)(a), or as the case may be 3(3)(a), of that Schedule ) is satisfied that the offender has attained the age of 16 years and resides or will reside in England, subsection (2) of the said section shall not apply to the order, but the order shall contain a requirement that he be under the supervision of a probation officer appointed for or assigned to the petty sessions area in which the offender resides or will reside; . . . that area shall be named in the order ; and where the order includes a requirement that the probationer perform unpaid work for a number of hours, the number specified shall not exceed one hundred. . 2 Where a probation order has been made under section 183 of this Act and the court in Scotland by which the order was made or the appropriate court is satisfied a that the probationer has attained the age of 16 years; b that he proposes to reside, or is residing, in England; and c that suitable arrangements for his supervision can be made by the probation committee for the area which contains the petty sessions area in which he resides or will reside , the power of that court to amend the order under Schedule 5 to this Act shall include power to insert the provisions required by subsection (1) of this section or to vary any requirement for performance of unpaid work so that such hours as remain to be worked do not exceed one hundred ; and the court may so amend the order without summoning the probationer and without his consent. 3 A probation order made or amended by virtue of this section may, notwithstanding section 184(8) of this Act, include a requirement that the probationer shall submit to treatment for his mental condition and— a subsections (1), (3) and (7) of the said section 184 and paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 1A to the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (all of which regulate the making of probation orders which include any such requirement) shall apply to the making of an order which includes any such requirement by virtue of this subsection as they apply to the making of an order which includes any such requirement by virtue of section 184 of this Act and paragraph 5 of Schedule 1A to the said Act of 1973 respectively; and b sub-paragraphs (5) to (7) of paragraph 5 of Schedule 1A to the said Act of 1973 (functions of supervising officer and medical practitioner where such a requirement has been imposed) shall apply in relation to a probationer who is undergoing treatment in England in pursuance of a requirement imposed by virtue of this subsection as they apply in relation to a probationer undergoing such treatment in pursuance of a requirement imposed by virtue of that section. 4 Sections 185(1) and 186(1) of this Act shall not apply to any order made or amended under this section; but subject as hereinafter provided the provisions of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice Act 1991 shall apply to the order— a except in the case mentioned in paragraph (b) below, as if that order were a probation order made under section 2 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973; and b in the case of an order which contains a requirement such as is mentioned in subsection (5A) of section 183 or 384 of this Act, as if it were a combination order made under section 11 of the said Act of 1991: Provided that Part III of that Schedule shall not so apply; and sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) of paragraph 3 of that Schedule shall so apply as if for the first reference in the said sub-paragraph (3) to the Crown Court there were substituted a reference to a court in Scotland and for the other references in those sub-paragraphs to the Crown Court there were substituted references to the court in Scotland. 5 If it appears on information to a justice acting for the petty sessions area named in a probation order made or amended under this section that the person to whom the order relates has been convicted by a court in any part of Great Britain of an offence committed during the period specified in the order, he may issue a summons requiring that person to appear, at the place and time specified therein, before the court in Scotland by which the probation order was made or, if the information is in writing and on oath, may issue a warrant for his arrest, directing that person to be brought before the last-mentioned court. 6 If a warrant for the arrest of a probationer issued under section 187 of this Act by a court is executed in England, and the probationer cannot forthwith be brought before that court, the warrant shall have effect as if it directed him to be brought before a magistrates’ court for the place where he is arrested; and the magistrates’ court shall commit him to custody or release him on bail (with or without sureties) until he can be brought or appear before the court in Scotland. 7 The court by which a probation order is made or amended in accordance with the provisions of this section shall send three copies of the order to the clerk to the justices for the petty sessions area named therein, together with such documents and information relating to the case as it considers likely to be of assistance to the court acting for that petty sessions area. 8 Where a probation order which is amended under subsection (2) of this section is an order to which the provisions of this Act apply by virtue of section 10 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (which relates to probation orders under that Act relating to persons residing in Scotland) then, notwithstanding anything in that section or this section, the order shall, as from the date of the amendment, have effect in all respects as if it were an order made under section 2 of that Act in the case of a person residing in England. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effects of probation and absolute discharge. 191 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probation reports. 192 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties for statutory offences Power to mitigate penalties. 193 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fines on conviction on indicment to be without limit. 193A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fines Application of summary procedure provisions relating to fines. 194 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fines, etc. , may be enforced in other district. 196 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fines payable to H.M. Exchequer. 203 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Imprisonment, etc. Punishment for murder. 205 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recommendation as to minimum period of detention for person convicted of murder. 205A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detention of children convicted on indictment. 206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detention of young offenders. 207 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208–211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supervised release orders. 212A 1 Where a person is convicted of an offence and is sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than twelve months but less than four years, the court on passing sentence may, if it considers that it is necessary to do so to protect the public from serious harm from the offender on his release, make such order as is mentioned in subsection (2) below. 1A A court shall, before making an order under subsection (1) above, consider a report by a relevant officer of a local authority about the offender and his circumstances and, if the court thinks it necessary, hear that officer. 2 The order referred to in subsection (1) above (to be known as a “ supervised release order ”) is that the person, during a relevant period— a be under the supervision either of a relevant officer of a local authority or of a probation officer appointed for or assigned to a petty sessions area (such local authority or the justices for such area to be designated under section 14(4) or 15(1) of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993); b comply with— i such requirements as may be imposed by the court in the order; and ii such requirements as that officer may reasonably specify, ; and c comply with the standard requirements imposed by virtue of subsection (3)(a)(i) below for the purpose of securing the good conduct of the person or preventing, or lessening the possibility of, his committing a further offence (whether or not an offence of the kind for which he was sentenced). 3 A supervised release order— a shall— i without prejudice to subsection (2)(b) above, contain such requirements (in this section referred to as the “ standard requirements ”); and ii be as nearly as possible in such form, as may be prescribed by Act of Adjournal; b for the purposes of any appeal or review constitutes part of the sentence of the person in respect of whom the order is made; and c shall have no effect during any period in which the person is subject to a licence under Part I of the said Act of 1993. 4 Before making a supervised release order as respects a person the court shall explain to him, in as straightforward a way as is practicable, the effect of the order and the possible consequences for him of any breach of it. 5 The clerk of the court by which a supervised release order is made in respect of a person shall— a forthwith send a copy of the order to the person and to the Secretary of State; and b within seven days after the date on which the order is made, send to the Secretary of State such documents and information relating to the case and to the person as are likely to be of assistance to a supervising officer. 6 In this section— “ relevant officer ” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993; “ relevant period ” means such period as may be specified in the supervised release order, being a period— not exceeding twelve months after the date of the person’s release; and no part of which is later than the date by which the entire term of imprisonment specified in his sentence has elapsed; and “ supervising officer ” means, where an authority has or justices have been designated as is mentioned in subsection (2)(a) above for the purposes of the order, any relevant officer or, as the case may be, probation officer who is for the time being supervising for those purposes the person released. 7 The foregoing provisions of this section apply to a person sentenced under section 207 or 415 of this Act as the provisions apply to a person sentenced to a period of imprisonment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal custody. 215 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous provisions as to conviction, sentence, etc. Art and part guilt of statutory offence. 216 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form of sentence. 217 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sentence following guilty plea. 217A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consideration of time spent in custody. 218 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred sentence. 219 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capital sentence not competent under this Act. 220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No penal servitude or hard labour. 221 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No fees exigible. 222 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disqualification in Scotland where vehicle used to commit offence. 223A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant of search for forfeited articles. 224 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Correction of entries. 227A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeal Procedure prior to hearing Right of appeal. 228 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeal by Lord Advocate against sentence in solemn proceedings. 228A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill of suspension not competent. 230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leave to appeal. 230A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intimation of intention to appeal. 231 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note of appeal. 233 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presentation of appeal in writing. 234 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications may be made orally or in writing. 235 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceedings in sheriff court to be furnished. 236 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judge’s report. 236A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computation of periods. 236B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admission of appellant to bail. 238 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clerk to give notice of date of hearing. 239 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appellant may be present at hearing. 240 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice to authorities, etc. , of date of hearing. 241 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice to Prison Commissioners of attendance of appellant at hearing. 242 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special provision where appellant is Lord Advocate. 242A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warders to attend court. 243 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abandonment of appeal. 244 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure at hearing Quorum and sitting of High Court. 245 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers which may be exercised by a single judge. 247 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single judge may act wherever convenient. 248 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interlocutory proceedings. 249 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Representation before single judge. 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeal against refusal of application. 251 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of High Court. 252 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidence in court or on commission. 253 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disposal of appeals. 254 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sentencing guidelines. 254A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Convictions not to be quashed on certain grounds. 254B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary provisions where High Court authorises new prosecution. 255 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to appear at hearing. 257 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appellant may be sentenced in absence. 258 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice of decision of court on application. 260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice of determination of appeal. 261 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finality of proceedings. 262 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further provisions as to appeals Prerogative of mercy. 263 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lord Advocate’s reference. 263A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disqualification, forfeiture, etc. 264 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fines and caution. 265 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses. 266 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No fees exigible. 267 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reckoning of time spent pending appeal. 268 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extract convictions. 269 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Custody of trial documents, etc. 270 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clerk of Justiciary to furnish forms, etc. 271 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Record of trial. 274 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transcripts of record and documentary productions. 275 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-compliance with certain provisions may be waived. 277 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forms of procedure may be varied. 278 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation of sections 228 to 278 of this Act. 279 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals against hospital orders, etc. 280 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prosecution appeal by bill of advocation. 280A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous High Court proceedings final. 281 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right of audience of solicitor before the High Court. 282A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further provision as to rights of audience. 282B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part II Summary Procedure Jurisdiction Application of Part II of this Act. 283 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences which are to become triable only summarily. 283A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurisdiction of inferior courts. 284 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certain crimes not to be tried in inferior courts. 285 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remit to higher court or other jurisdiction. 286 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boundaries of jurisdiction. 287 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurisdiction of sheriff. 288 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summary powers of sheriff. 289 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments relating to penalties (and mode of trial) for offences made triable only summarily. 289A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties on summary conviction for offences triable either summarily or on indictment. 289B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase of fines for certain summary offences. 289C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to alter sums specified in certain provisions. 289D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties for first and subsequent convictions of summary offences to be the same. 289E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase of fines for certain summary offences. 289F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The standard scale: amendment of enactments. 289G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory maximum as penalty in respect of summary conviction for offences in subordinate instruments. 289GA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceptionally high maximum fines. 289GB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fines under secondary subordinate instruments–Scotland. 289GC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fines on summary conviction for offences under subordinate instruments– conversion to references to levels on scale. 289GD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schedule 7D. 289H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When six months’ imprisonment competent. 290 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trial of certain offences. 291 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theft outside Scotland. 292 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructions by Lord Advocate as to reporting offences. 293 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure prior to trial Power of constable to take offenders into custody. 294 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interim liberation by officer in charge of police station. 295 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Police liberation or detention of children arrested. 296 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committal of children to custody in place of safety. 297 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All offences to be bailable. 298 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application for review of court’s decision on bail and caution. 299 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application by prosecutor for review of court’s decision to grant bail. 299A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeal in respect of bail. 300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caution and bail. 303 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to order parents to give security for child’s good behaviour. 304 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right of accused to have access to solicitor. 305 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Separation of children from adults at courts, etc. 306 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attendance at court of parent of child charged with an offence, etc. 307 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice to local authority of charge against a child. 308 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forms of procedure. 309 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Incidental applications. 310 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abolition of private summary prosecutions. 310A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Complaint. 311 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form of the charge in complaint. 312 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orders of court on complaint. 314 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citation. 315 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manner of citation. 316 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citation of probationer. 317 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citation of offender. 318 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citation by post. 319 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apprehension of witness. 320 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrants of apprehension and search. 321 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrants for arrest of escaped prisoners and mental patients. 322 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrant to search for or remove a child. 323 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Backing of certain warrants from the Isle of Man. 324 1 A warrant issued in the Isle of Man for the arrest of a person charged with an offence may, after it has been endorsed by a justice in Scotland, be executed there by the person bringing that warrant, by any person to whom the warrant was originally directed or by any officer of law of the sheriff court district where the warrant has been endorsed as aforesaid in like manner as any such warrant issued in Scotland. 2 In this section “ endorsed ” means endorsed in the like manner as a process to which section 4 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Process) Act 1881 applies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service of complaints, etc. 326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrants granted by justice may be executed throughout Scotland. 237 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s warrant may be executed out of district. 327 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjournment for inquiry, etc. 328 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remand and committal of persons under 21. 329 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of court to commit to hospital a person suffering from mental disorder. 330 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory offences time-limit. 331 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prevention of delay in trials. 331A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Death, illness or absence of judge. 331B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to recover penalties. 332 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences by companies, etc. 333 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjournment for inquiry at first calling. 333A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agreement of evidence. 333B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trial Procedure Procedure at first diet, etc. 334 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of complaint. 335 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plea of not guilty. 337 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intermediate diet. 337A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removal of accused from court. 337B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure of accused to appear. 338 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Desertion of trial diet. 338A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alibi. 339 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Examination of witness. 340 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Witnesses not to be excluded by reason of conviction, interest, etc. 341 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Witnesses admissible notwithstanding relationship to parties. 342 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to permit witness to be in court during trial. 342A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presence in court not to disqualify witnesses in certain cases. 343 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punishment of witness for contempt. 344 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No case to answer. 345A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accused and spouse competent witnesses for defence. 346 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .