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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-licensing-scotland-act-2010/schedule-7/paragraph-16",
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  "legislation": "asp/2010/13",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010",
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  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/16",
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  "number": "16",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 22 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (automatic availability of criminal legal aid), in subsection (1)—\n(a) in paragraph (da), for “he is insane so that his trial cannot proceed or continue;” substitute “ the accused is unfit for trial under section 53F of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995; ”, and\n(b) in paragraph (dc), for “in case involving insanity” substitute “ where accused found not criminally responsible or unfit for trial ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 16 in force at 25.6.2012 with application in accordance with art. 3 by S.S.I. 2012/160, art. 3, Sch. (with art. 4)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:22.831430+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."
}