148 Intermediate diet
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

148  Intermediate diet

(1)     The court may at any time, as respects a case which is adjourned for trial, fix a diet (to be known as an intermediate diet) for the purpose of ascertaining, so far as is reasonably practicable, whether the case is likely to proceed to trial on the date assigned as the trial diet and, in particular—

(a)     the state of preparation of the prosecutor and of the accused with respect to their cases;

(b)     whether the accused intends to adhere to the plea of not guilty;

[(ba)     how many witnesses are required by—

(i)     the prosecutor;

(ii)     the accused,

to attend the trial;] and

(c)     the extent to which the prosecutor and the accused have complied with the duty under section 257(1) of this Act.

[(1A)     At an intermediate diet in summary proceedings in the sheriff court, the court shall also—

(a)     ascertain whether subsection (1B) below applies to any person who is to give evidence at or for

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