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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-amendment-1997/schedule/part-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/63",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-amendment-1997",
  "path": "schedule/part/1",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "FORM 27.4",
  "heading": "Form of notice under section 16A(4) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995",
  "text": "IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY [or IN THE SHERIFF COURT]\nAT (place)\nNOTICE\nby\n[A.B.] (address [or Prisoner in the Prison of (place)]\nunder\nSection 16A(4) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995\nTo: (name of prosecutor, or co-accused)\nI HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that under section 16A(4) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 that on the facts as alleged with respect to the relevant conduct, the condition in section 16A(3)(r) [or (b)] of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 is not satisfied for the following reasons:–\n(here set out reasons for regarding condition as unsatisfied)\nI HEREBY REQUIRE (insert name and designation of prosecutor) to prove that the said condition is satisfied.\n(Signed)\n[A.B.]\n[or Solicitor for [A.B.]]\n(Address and telephone number of Solicitor)",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/63/schedule/part/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:27:48.047254+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."
}