Textual Amendments
F1S. 261A and cross-heading inserted (6.6.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 85(2), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, sch.
(1)Subsection (2) applies where—
(a)a witness is giving evidence in criminal proceedings,
(b)the witness has made a prior statement,
(c)the prosecutor has seen or has been given an opportunity to see the statement, and
(d)the accused (or a solicitor or advocate acting on behalf of the accused in the proceedings) has seen or has been given an opportunity to see the statement.
(2)The court may allow the witness to refer to the statement while the witness is giving evidence.]