Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/46/section/288E/2011-03-28
Timestamp: 2019-09-23 10:29:07
Document Index: 397198788

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

Version Superseded: 01/09/2015
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 288E is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 23 September 2019. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
[F1288EProhibition of personal conduct of defence in certain cases involving child witnesses under the age of 12S
F2( 1 ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)This section applies to any proceedings (other than proceedings in the [F3JP court])—
(b)in which a child witness who is under the age of 12 on the date of commencement of the proceedings is to give evidence at or for the purposes of [F4any hearing in the course of the proceedings].
[F5(2A)The accused is prohibited from conducting his case in person at, or for the purposes of, any hearing at, or for the purposes of, which the child witness is to give evidence.]
(5)In proceedings to which this section applies, the prosecutor shall, at the same time as intimating to the accused under section 271A(13) of this Act a child witness notice in respect of [F7the trial], serve on the accused a notice under subsection (6).
[F8(a)that his case at, or for the purposes of, any hearing in the course of the proceedings at, or for the purposes of, which the child witness is to give evidence may be conducted only by a lawyer,]
(c)that if he does not engage a solicitor for the purposes of [F9the conduct of his case at or for the purposes of the] [F10hearing], the court will do so.
F11( 8 ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(9)For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) above, proceedings shall be taken to have commenced when the indictment or, as the case may be, the complaint is served on the accused.]
F1 Ss. 288E, 288F and preceding cross-heading inserted (1.4.2005, 1.4.2006 and 1.4.2007 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.4.2008) by Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 3), ss. 6, 25; S.S.I. 2005/168, art. 2, Sch. (with savings in art. 4); S.S.I. 2006/59, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 4); S.S.I. 2007/101, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 4); S.S.I. 2008/57, art. 2 (with art. 3)
F2 S. 288E(1) repealed (28.3.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 69(4)(a), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, sch.
F3 Words in s. 288E substituted (10.3.2008, 2.6.2008, 8.12.2008, 23.2.2009 and 14.12.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 22.2.2010) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6), ss. 80, 84, Sch. para. 26(q); S.S.I. 2008/42, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2008/192, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2008/329, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2008/362, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2009/432, art. 3, Schs. 1, 2
F4 Words in s. 288E(2)(b) substituted (28.3.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 69(4)(b), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, sch.
F5 S. 288E(2A) inserted (28.3.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 69(4)(c), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, sch.
F7 Words in s. 288E(5) substituted (28.3.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 87(10), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, sch.
F8 S. 288E(6)(a) substituted for s. 288E(6)(za)(a) (28.3.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 69(4)(e)(i), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, sch.
F9 Words in s. 288E(6)(c) inserted (1.4.2005, 1.4.2006 and 1.4.2007 for certain purposes, otherwise 1.4.2008) by Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 5), ss. 4(3)(b)(ii), 27(1); S.S.I. 2004/405, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with savings in arts. 3-5); S.S.I. 2005/168, art. 2, Sch. (with savings in art. 4); S.S.I. 2006/59, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 4(1)); S.S.I. 2007/101, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 4); S.S.I. 2008/57, art. 2 (with art. 3)
F10 Word in s. 288E(6)(c) substituted (28.3.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 69(4)(e)(ii), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, sch.
F11 S. 288E(8) repealed (28.3.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 69(4)(f), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, sch.