239.Section 79 sets out when and where the Sexual Offences Court may sit. In subsection (3), a power is given to the President of the Sexual Offences Court to make an order which sets out the number of sittings to take place at each place where the Court sits, and when those sittings are to take place. This power is subject to the requirement, in subsection (4), to consult with the Lord Justice General and the Lord Advocate. It is also subject to section 2(2)(a) and (2A) of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008, which gives the Lord President overarching responsibility in respect of court business in Scotland. Subsection (7) gives a power to the Lord Advocate to require further sittings of the Sexual Offences Court, in addition to those specified in an order.
Crown Application Part 7 – Sexual Offences Court Sittings Section 79 – sittings of the Sexual Offences Court