SCHEDULEFurther modifications of the 1995 Act
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In section 288C (prohibition of personal conduct of defence in cases of certain sexual offences)—
a
in subsection (1)(b), for the words from “or” to the end substitute “and in any victim statement proof relating to any such offence”,
b
after subsection (7) insert—
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In subsection (1)(b) above, “victim statement proof” means any proof ordered in relation to—
a
a victim statement made by virtue of subsection (2) (or by virtue of that subsection and subsection (6)) of section 14 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7); or
b
a statement made by virtue of subsection (3) of that section in relation to such a victim statement.