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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/513",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996",
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  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "37AA.5C",
  "heading": "Second procedural hearing",
  "text": "(1) At the second procedural hearing, the High Court shall—\n(a) ascertain the state of readiness of the parties to conduct a determination hearing;\n(b) make such further orders as the High Court thinks fit for the purpose of reaching a position where the parties are so ready; and\n(c) either—\n(i) continue the hearing for a period of not longer than 4 weeks; or\n(ii) order a determination hearing and the Clerk of Justiciary shall fix a date for that hearing.\n(2) Where the High Court orders a determination hearing, it shall ascertain from the parties their estimates of the likely length of that hearing.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 Ch. 37AA substituted for Sch. 2 Ch. 37 (24.2.2003 for specified purposes, 24.3.2003 in so far as not already in force) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/120), paras. 1(1), 2(2) (with para. 3)"
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      "text": "Sch. 2 rules 37AA.5A-37AA.5G inserted (5.8.2009) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 3) (Confiscation Proceedings) 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/244), paras. 1(1), 2(3) (with para. 1(4))"
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