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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-scotland-act-1995/schedule-4/paragraph-59",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/36",
  "legislation_title": "Children (Scotland) Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-scotland-act-1995",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/59",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "59",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 2 of the Civil Evidence (Family Mediation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (which provides for exceptions to the general inadmissibility of evidence concerning family mediation), in paragraph (d)(ii)—\n(a) for the words “Part III of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” substitute “ Chapter 2 or 3 of Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 ”; and\n(b) after the word “hearing” insert—\n“, before a sheriff or before a justice of the peace;\n(iia) on any appeal arising from such proceedings as are mentioned in sub-paragraph (ii) above”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2025/3",
      "affecting_title": "Judicial Factors (Scotland) Act 2025"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2025/3",
      "affecting_title": "Judicial Factors (Scotland) Act 2025"
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    {
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      "affecting": "asp/2024/2",
      "affecting_title": "Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/36/schedule/4/paragraph/59",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:32:50.972491+00:00"
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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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