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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coronavirus-recovery-and-reform-scotland-act-2022/schedule/paragraph-9",
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  "legislation": "asp/2022/8",
  "legislation_title": "Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coronavirus-recovery-and-reform-scotland-act-2022",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A court or tribunal may—\n(a) issue a direction under paragraph 8(1) that applies for the purpose of all proceedings of a type specified in the direction, provided that the only party to the proceedings is a public official,\n(b) issue a further direction under paragraph 8(1) overriding, for the purpose of specific proceedings, a general direction issued by virtue of paragraph (a).\n(2) Paragraph 8(6)(a) does not apply in relation to a general direction issued by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a).\n(3) In this paragraph—\n“public official” means—\n(a)a person who is a public authority and is acting in that capacity, or\n(b)a person who is acting on behalf of a public authority,\n“public authority” is to be construed in accordance with section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 9 expires in part (3.7.2023) by The Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Early Expiry of Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/172), reg. 2(1)(b)(2) (with regs. 3, 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 9 continued until 30.11.2024 (30.11.2023) by virtue of The Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Extension and Expiry of Temporary Justice Measures) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/360), regs. 1(3), 3(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Sch. para. 9 continued until 30.11.2025 (30.11.2024) by The Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Extension of Temporary Justice Measures) Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/322), regs. 1(2), 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 9 in force at 1.10.2022, see s. 59(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2022/8/schedule/paragraph/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:12:20.883893+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."
}