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  "legislation_title": "Act of Adjournal (Consolidation) 1988",
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  "kind": "section",
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  "heading": "Commencement of proceedings",
  "text": "Proceedings against a child shall be commenced only on the instructions of the Lord Advocate by complaint at the instance of the procurator fiscal.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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