[271A Child and deemed vulnerable witnesses]
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

[271A  Child and deemed vulnerable witnesses]

[(1)     Where a child witness [or a deemed vulnerable witness] is to give evidence at or for the purposes of [a hearing in relevant criminal proceedings], the . . . witness is entitled, subject to—

(a)     subsections (2) to (13) below, and

(b)     section 271D of this Act,

to the benefit of one or more of the special measures for the purpose of giving evidence.

(2) A party [Subject to section 271AA, a party] citing or intending to cite a child witness [or a deemed vulnerable witness] shall, [by the required time], lodge with the court a notice (referred to in this Act as a “[vulnerable] witness notice”)—

(a)     specifying the special measure or measures which the party considers to be the most appropriate for the purpose of taking the . . . witness's evidence, or

(b)     if the party considers that the . . . witness should give evidence without the benefit of any special measure, stating that fact.

(3)     A [vulnerable] witness notice shall contain or be accompanied by—

(a)     a summary of any views expressed for the purposes of section 271E(2)(b) of this Act, and

(b)     such other information as may be prescribed by Act of Adjournal.

[(3A)

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