{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-evidence-scotland-act-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-evidence-scotland-act-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1988/32",
  "legislation_title": "Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-evidence-scotland-act-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make fresh provision in relation to civil proceedings in Scotland regarding corroboration of evidence and the admissibility of hearsay and other evidence; and for connected purposes.\n[29th July 1988]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/32/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:47:57.539677+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."
}