{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-simple-procedure-2016/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-simple-procedure-2016/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2016/200",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Simple Procedure) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-simple-procedure-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Sheriff Court\nMade 9th June 2016\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 13th June 2016\nComing into force 28th November 2016\nIn accordance with section 4 of the Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 2013 , the Court of Session has, taking into consideration the matters in section 75 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 , approved draft rules submitted to it by the Scottish Civil Justice Council with such modifications as it thinks appropriate.\nThe Court of Session therefore makes this Act of Sederunt under the powers conferred by section 14(7) of the Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006 , section 104(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and all other powers enabling it to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "2013 asp 3. Section 4 was amended by the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), schedule 5, paragraph 31(3) and the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016, schedule 1, paragraph 1(4)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "2014 asp 18."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "2006 asp 16. Section 14 was amended by S.S.I. 2013/211."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "2014 asp 18."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/200/introduction",
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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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