[271C Vulnerable witness application]
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

[271C  Vulnerable witness application]

[(1)     This section applies where a party citing or intending to cite a person (other than a child witness [or a deemed vulnerable witness]) to give evidence at, or for the purposes of, [a hearing in relevant criminal proceedings] (such a person being referred to in this section as “the witness”) [and, having carried out an assessment under section 271BA,] considers—

(a)     that the witness is likely to be a vulnerable witness, and

(b)     that a special measure or combination of special measures ought to be used for the purpose of taking the witness's evidence.

(2)     Where this section applies, the party citing or intending to cite the witness shall, [by the required time], make an application (referred to as a “vulnerable witness application”) to the court for an order authorising the use of one or more of the special measures for the purpose of taking the witness's evidence.

(3)     A vulnerable witness application shall—

(a)     specify the special measure or measures which the party making the application considers to be the most appropriate for the purpose of taking the evidence of the witness to whom the application relates, and

(b)     contain or be accompanied by—

(i)

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