Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004
Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (2004 asp 3)
- Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (2004 asp 3)
- Part 1 Criminal proceedings
- Evidence of children and other vulnerable witnesses: special measures
- 1 Evidence of children and other vulnerable witnesses: special measures
- 2 Consideration before the trial of matters relating to vulnerable witnesses
- 3 Evidence of vulnerable witnesses at proofs in relation to victim statements
- Evidence of identification prior to trial
- 4 Evidence of identification prior to trial
- Expert evidence as to subsequent behaviour of complainer
- 5 Expert evidence as to subsequent behaviour of complainer
- Prohibition of personal conduct of defence in cases involving vulnerable witnesses
- 6 Prohibition of personal conduct of defence in cases involving vulnerable witnesses
- 7 Special pre-trial procedures for ascertaining in such cases whether accused has engaged a solicitor
- Prohibition on accused personally precognoscing children under 12
- 8 Prohibition of precognition by accused in person of child witnesses under 12 in cases to which section 288E applies
- Pre-trial procedure in sheriff court summary proceedings
- 9 Summary proceedings in sheriff court: pre-trial procedure where no intermediate diet is fixed
- Proceedings in the district court
- 10 Application of vulnerable witnesses provisions to proceedings in the district court
- Part 2 Civil proceedings
- Evidence of children and other vulnerable witnesses: special measures
- 11 Interpretation of this Part
- 12 Orders authorising the use of special measures for vulnerable witnesses
- 13 Review of arrangements for vulnerable witnesses
- 14 Procedure in connection with orders under sections 12 and 13
- 15 Vulnerable witnesses: supplementary provision
- 16 Party to proceedings as a vulnerable witness
- 16A Relevant proceedings: Principal Reporter's power to act for party to proceedings
- 17 Crown application and saving provision
- 18 The special measures
- 19 Taking of evidence by a commissioner
- 20 Live television link
- 21 Screens
- 22 Supporters
- 22A Giving evidence in chief in the form of a prior statement
- Establishment of grounds of referral to children’s hearings: restrictions on evidence
- 23 Establishment of grounds of referral to children’s hearings: restrictions on evidence
- Part 3 Miscellaneous and general
- Abolition of the competence test
- 24 Abolition of the competence test for witnesses in criminal and civil proceedings
- Commencement and short title
- 25 Commencement and short title
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