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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/convention-rights-compliance-scotland-act-2001/schedule/paragraph-16",
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  "legislation": "asp/2001/7",
  "legislation_title": "Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001",
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  "path": "schedule/paragraph/16",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "If the court is satisfied that the existing life prisoner is incapable of properly instructing a solicitor in relation to the hearing under paragraph 12 above, whether or not the prisoner has so instructed a solicitor, it shall not make the order under that paragraph.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. para. 16 substituted (27.6.2003) by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7), ss. 85, 89, Sch. 4 para. 5(a); S.S.I. 2003/288, art. 2, Sch."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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