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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-consolidation-1988/section-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-consolidation-1988/section-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/110",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Adjournal (Consolidation) 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-consolidation-1988",
  "path": "section/6",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Order for taking precognition",
  "text": "If, after the hearing, the sheriff is satisfied that it is reasonable to require such precognition on oath in the circumstances, he shall—\n(a) order the precognition to be taken;\n(b) fix a diet for it to be taken;\n(c) grant warrant to cite the person from whom it is to be taken.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/110/section/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:12:46.518890+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}