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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/513",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996",
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  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "3.1",
  "heading": "Books of Adjournal",
  "text": "(1) The Edinburgh Book of Adjournal and the Book of Adjournal for cases heard outwith Edinburgh shall respectively contain—\n(a) in the case of a trial in the High Court—\n(i) the record copy of the indictment;\n(ii) the minute of proceedings prepared by the Clerk of Justiciary;\n(iii) the relative printed list of assize;\n(b) in the case of a petition to the High Court—\n(i) the record copy of the petition;\n(ii) the minute of proceedings prepared by the Clerk of Justiciary;\n(2) The Edinburgh Book of Adjournal shall contain the Acts of Adjournal.\n(3) The minute of proceedings referred to in paragraph (1) shall be signed by the Clerk of Justiciary; and, on being so signed, shall have effect and shall be treated for all purposes, including extracts, as a true and sufficient record of the proceedings to which it relates.",
  "extent": "S",
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  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 3.1(1)(a)(ii) substituted (27.10.2003) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No.2) (Miscellaneous) 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/468), paras. 1(1), 2(5)(a)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 3.1(1)(b)(ii) substituted (27.10.2003) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No.2) (Miscellaneous) 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/468), paras. 1(1), 2(5)(a)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 rule 3.1(3) substituted (27.10.2003) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No.2) (Miscellaneous) 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/468), paras. 1(1), 2(5)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 3.1 in force at 1.4.1996, see para. 1(1)"
    }
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