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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-appeal-retrial-for-serious-offences-rules-northern-ireland-2005/article-13",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/158",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Appeal (Retrial for Serious Offences) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005",
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  "path": "article/13",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Abandonment of the application",
  "text": "(1) A section 76 application may be abandoned by the prosecutor at any time before the hearing of that application.\n(2) Notice of abandonment shall be in Form 6 and shall be served on the proper officer and, at the same time, a copy thereof shall be served by the prosecutor, on the acquitted person.\n(3) As soon as reasonably practicable after receiving a notice under paragraph (2), the proper officer shall send a copy thereof endorsed with the date of receipt to the prosecutor and the acquitted person.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/158/article/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:53:05.488580+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."
}