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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-amendment-miscellaneous-2010/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2010/184",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-amendment-miscellaneous-2010",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)\nThis Act of Adjournal makes various amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996.\nParagraph 2 amends Rule 13.1 by increasing the minimum number of names that are to be on a jury list from 30 to 40.\nParagraph 3 amends Rule 14.1 and inserts new Rule 14.1A providing that the minimum number of jurors that must be present for the balloting of the jury to be 30.\nParagraph 4 inserts new Rule 15.16A making provision for the copying of transcripts to all relevant parties when they have been obtained in connection with appeals against conviction in solemn proceedings.\nParagraph 5 amends Rule 19.1A to extend the circumstances in which the Clerk of Justiciary can alter the place where the case is to be heard.\nParagraph 6 makes minor amendments to Rule 27A.1 and Form 27A (recovery of documents: appeals against decision of sheriff).\nParagraph 7 inserts Chapter 55 into the Rules making provision for applying for a recovery order under section 27K(3) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/184/note",
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  "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."
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