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English: An Act to amend the law of Scotland with respect to the detention, transfer and release of persons serving sentences of imprisonment etc. or committed or remanded in custody; to make further provision as regards evidence and procedure in criminal proceedings in Scotland; and for connected purposes.
The High Court of Justiciary as a Court, or the Lord Justice General, Lord Justice Clerk and Lords Commissioners of Justiciary as a body, have the power to regulate criminal procedure in the criminal courts in Scotland: regulations can be made for the High Court, sheriff courts (summary and solemn procedures), and the justice of the peace courts.
Now primarily derived from the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, the original power to create Acts of Adjournal is derived from an Act of the Parliament of Scotland in 1672. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Before promulgation , Acts of Adjournal are reviewed and may be commented upon by the Criminal Courts Rules Council .
Scottish Social Services Council (Appointments, Procedure and Access to the Register) Amendment Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/60) Sweeteners in Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 ( S.S.I. 2002/61 )
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This procedure is followed in both civil and criminal causes. [2] The subsequent statement is generally inadmissible as evidence in the trial, [ 3 ] but it allows the procurator fiscal , advocate or solicitor in Scotland to appear before the Courts of Scotland knowing what evidence each witness is likely to present.
Criminal procedure in Scotland is generally regulated by the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (as amended) and various Acts of Adjournal passed by the High Court of Justiciary. Juries in these cases consist of 15 people; if jurors drop out e.g. because of illness the trial can continue with a minimum of 12 jurors.
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