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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/513",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996",
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  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "16.1",
  "heading": "Form of complaints and related notices and forms",
  "text": "(1) The form of complaint referred to in section 138(1) of the Act of 1995 shall be in Form 16.1-A.\n(2) The form of citation of an accused referred to in section 140(2) and (2A) of the Act of 1995 shall be in Form 16.1-B.\n(2A) The notice to be affixed to the door of the dwelling-house or place of business of an accused for the purposes of section 141(2A) of the Act of 1995 (citation of accused by affixing a notice) shall be in Form 16.1-BB.\n(3) The procurator fiscal shall send to the accused with the citation in Form 16.1-B—\n(a) a reply form in Form 16.1-C for completion and return by him stating whether he pleads guilty or not guilty; and\n(b) a means form in Form 16.1-D for completion and return by him.\n(3A) The form of notice referred to in section 146(3A) of the Act of 1995 shall be in Form 16.1-BA.\n(4) The form of notice of previous convictions to be served on an accused under section 166(2) of the Act of 1995 shall be in Form 16.1-E.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 rule 16.1(2) inserted (1.11.2002) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 3) (Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2002) 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/454), paras. 1(1), 2(8)(a)"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 16.1(2A) inserted (27.10.2003) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No.2) (Miscellaneous) 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/468), paras. 1(1), 2(8)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 16.1(3A) inserted (1.11.2002) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 3) (Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2002) 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/454), paras. 1(1), 2(8)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 16.1 in force at 1.4.1996, see para. 1(1)"
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