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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/convention-rights-compliance-scotland-act-2001/schedule/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "asp/2001/7",
  "legislation_title": "Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/convention-rights-compliance-scotland-act-2001",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Scottish Ministers shall not refer the case of an existing life prisoner who was released on licence under section 3 of the 1993 Act to the High Court of Justiciary under paragraph 3 above unless—\n(a) the prisoner has been recalled to prison under section 17(1) of the 1993 Act; and\n(b) the Parole Board has not directed that the prisoner be released on licence immediately under section 17(4) of that Act.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/7/schedule/paragraph/5",
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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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