[271AA Using only standard special measures]
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

[271AA  Using only standard special measures]

[(1)     This section applies where—

(a)     a child witness or a deemed vulnerable witness is to give evidence at, or for the purposes of, a hearing in relevant criminal proceedings, and

(b)     the party citing or intending to cite the witness considers that it is most appropriate for the witness to give evidence with the benefit of—

(i)     one or more standard special measures, and

(ii)     no other special measure.

(2)     The party must, by the required time, lodge with the clerk of court a notice specifying—

(a)     the standard special measure or measures that the party considers

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