146 Plea of not guilty
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

146  Plea of not guilty

(1)     This section applies where the accused in a summary prosecution—

(a)     pleads not guilty to the charge; or

(b)     pleads guilty to only part of the charge and the prosecutor does not accept the partial plea.

(2)     The court may proceed to trial at once unless either party moves for an adjournment and the court considers it expedient to grant it.

(3)     The court may adjourn the case for trial to as early a diet as is consistent with the just interest of both parties, and the prosecutor shall, if requested by the accused, furnish him with a copy of the complaint if he does not already have one.

[(3ZA)     Where a case is adjourned under subsection (3) above, the court shall intimate to the accused the trial diet assigned and any intermediate diet fixed.

(3ZB)     When intimating a diet under subsection (3ZA) above, the court shall inform the accused that, if he fails to appear at any diet

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