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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-assistance-by-way-of-representation-scotland-amendment-regulations-1998/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/972",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-assistance-by-way-of-representation-scotland-amendment-regulations-1998",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 and provide for assistance by way of representation (ABWOR) to be made available in relation to proceedings under section 234A(6) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (regulation 3).\nThe opportunity has also been taken to make minor amendments.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/972/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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