brought to trial by the time he has spent 110 days in custody; if not, he must be liberated and, once liberated, cannot be tried for the offence concerned. An extension of the 80-day or 110-day ruling may be granted by a High Court judge provided there is a reasonable excuse for the delay, e.g. illness of the accused or of the judge or any other sufficient cause which is not attributable to any fault on the part of the prosecution. Either party has CCPR/C/58/Add.6 page 48 the right to appeal against the judge's decision to the High Court. The 80-day and 110-day periods begin from the day of committal to custody and not from the day of arrest or first appearance in court, and apply only when the accused is held in custody on a committal warrant. 210. Under the provision laid down in section 331A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975, as amended by section 14 (2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980, the trial of an accused person must begin not later than 40 days from the bringing of the complaint (summons) in court. This time-limit may be extended in the circumstances given above in relation to solemn procedure, but the applications for such an extension should be made to the sheriff and not to the High Court. Again, if this time-limit is exceeded, the accused must be liberated and may not, thereafter, be tried for the offence concerned. When bail has been granted in a case to be dealt with under solemn proceedings, the trial must begin within 12 months of the accused person's first appearance in court. In summary cases involving statutory offences, when bail i.s granted, the general rule is that the trial should commence within six months of the commission of the offence, although some 
**Analysis**
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