Scottish Government - table of changes as a result of the 2023 regulations.Temporary provisions in schedule of 2022 ActEffect of the 2023 RegulationsPart 1, Chapter 1: Courts and tribunals: conduct of business by electronic means etc: DocumentsAllows for the electronic signing, sending and intimation of documentsExtended until end of 30 November 2024.Part 1, Chapter 2: Courts and tribunals: conduct of business by electronic means etc: Attending a Court of TribunalEnables virtual attendance at a court or tribunalExtended until end of 30 November 2024 for criminal business, and for civil business other than proceedings in the Court of Session and ordinary cause proceedings (for those proceedings, the provisions expired on 3 July 2023, and have been replaced by court rules).Part 2: Fiscal finesIncreases the maximum level of fiscal fine to £500, and adjusts the scale of finesExtended until end of 30 November 2024.Part 3: Failure to appear before court following police liberationEnables the courts to modify the date someone is required to attend court on an undertaking, if they fail to appear at court for a reason attributable to coronavirusExpired from the end of 29 November 2023.Part 4: National jurisdiction for callings from custodyAllows custody cases to be heard in any court in ScotlandExtended until end of 30 November 2024.Part 5, Chapter 1: Criminal procedure time limits: Extension of periodsExtends the statutory limits on:how long may elapse between first appearance and preliminary hearing/first diet/trial in solemn proceedings
Extended until end of 30 November 2024how long may elapse between the commission of an offence and the commencement of proceedings for statutory offences that are triable only summarily
Extended until end of 30 November 2024how long a person can be kept on remand before service of indictment/preliminary hearing/first diet/trial in solemn cases
Extended until end of 30 November 2024how long a person can be kept on remand before trial in summary cases
Expired from the end of 29 November 2023how long a person can be kept on remand pre...