{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1977/section-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1977/section-29.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1977/38",
  "legislation_title": "Administration of Justice Act 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1977",
  "path": "section/29",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Admission of written statements and reports.",
  "text": "(1) In section 16 of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933, there shall be substituted for paragraph (e)—\n“(e) to provide in any category of causes before the Court, for the admission in lieu of parole evidence of written statements (including affidavits) and reports, on such conditions as may be prescribed.”.\n(2) In section 32(1)(e) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971, there shall be substituted for “affidavits” the words “ written statements (including affidavits) and reports ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 29(1) repealed (S.) and re-enacted (S.) by Court of Session Act 1988 (c. 36, SIF 36:1), s. 52(2), Sch. 2 Pts. I, II"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1933 c. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1971 c. 58."
    },
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "The text of ss. 1(1), 4, 5, 11, 12, 17(2), 19(2)(5), 24, 26(1), 28, 29, 32(4) Schs. 3, 5 does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/38/section/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:24:15.749479+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."
}