53.Subsection (1)(a) permits a court to issue a direction under section 303K(1) that applies to all proceedings of a specified type, provided that the only party to such proceedings is a public official. For example, this would allow a court to issue a direction as to how applications for search warrants should be made by the procurator fiscal. Subsection (1)(b) allows the court to issue a further direction overriding a general direction made under paragraph (a) in individual cases.
54.Subsection (2) confirms that the requirement to give parties an opportunity to make representations under section 303K(5)(a) does not apply in relation to general directions issued under subsection (1)(a).
Interpretation Part 1: Criminal Justice Modernisation Inserted section 303L – General directions under section 303K