19(1)In this Part, “criminal proceedings” means any proceedings in which a court is exercising criminal jurisdiction including in particular—S
(a)proceedings on indictment,
(b)proceedings on petition,
(c)summary proceedings,
(d)ancillary proceedings, such as proceedings in respect of—
(i)breach of bail,
(ii)non-payment of a fine or other monetary penalty,
(iii)breach of an order of a court, or
(iv)failure of an accused person or a witness to attend a diet.
(2)Any expression used in this Part which is also used in the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 has the same meaning as it does in that Act.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. para. 19 continued until 30.11.2024 (30.11.2023) by virtue of The Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Extension and Expiry of Temporary Justice Measures) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/360), regs. 1(3), 3(2)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. para. 19 in force at 1.10.2022, see s. 59(1)