Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2002

4Precognition on oath by person accused of sexual offence

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In section 291 (precognition on oath of defence witnesses) of the 1995 Act, after subsection (3) there is inserted—

(4)This section does not, however, extend to the citation of the complainer for precognition by the accused in person.

(5)In subsection (4) above, “complainer” has the same meaning as in section 274 of this Act..