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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-judicial-factors-rules-1992/article-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/272",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Judicial Factors Rules) 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-judicial-factors-rules-1992",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Accountant to send information on any prior application",
  "text": "The Accountant, on receiving intimation of an application for the appointment of a factor, shall, in the event of an application for a similar appointment to the same ward or estate having been previously intimated to him—\n(a) forthwith report to the sheriff clerk; and\n(b) communicate any information he may possess which may be of use to the sheriff in disposing of the application.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/272/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:29:32.147964+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."
}