The Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005
This Commencement Order brings into force for certain purposes the special measure of taking evidence by a commissioner as part of the first phase of the implementation of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (“the Act”). Part I of the Act amends the procedures in the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) as regards special measures for hearing the evidence of children and other vulnerable witnesses.