The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017
These Regulations make consequential changes to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) in relation to the reform of solemn procedure in the sheriff court provided for in Part 3 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016. These amendments reflect in particular the change in solemn procedure in the sheriff court which requires the court to appoint trial diets at first diets (when previously the prosecutor would have done so at the stage of indictment).