Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2019
Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2019 (2019 asp 8)
- Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2019 (2019 asp 8)
- Child witnesses
- 1 Child witnesses in certain solemn cases
- 2 Child witnesses under the age of 12
- Deemed vulnerable witnesses
- 3 Deemed vulnerable witnesses in certain solemn cases
- Review of arrangements for taking evidence
- 4 Review of arrangements for vulnerable witnesses
- Taking evidence by commissioner
- 5 Taking evidence by commissioner
- Notification procedure for standard special measures
- 6 Using only standard special measures
- Timeframes for vulnerable witness notices
- 7 Timeframe for considering vulnerable witness notice
- 8 Vulnerable witness notice: lodging deadline
- Reporting requirement
- 9 Report on operation of sections 1 and 5
- General
- 10 Consequential amendments
- 11 Ancillary provision
- 12 Commencement
- 13 Short title