The Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007
This Commencement Order brings into force the provisions of sections 1 and 3 of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (“the Act”), insofar as not already in force, for the purposes indicated in the Schedule to the Order. In particular, it brings into force the following provisions, which relate to the special measure of taking evidence by a commissioner:section 1 of the Act insofar as it substitutes for section 271 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) the following:sections 271(5) and (6) (in relation to the reference to section 271I);section 271F(8)(b);section 271I; andsection 3 of the Act insofar as it inserts section 15A into the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003, in relation to the reference in section 15A(1) to section 271I.