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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1995/schedule-6/paragraph-156",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/20",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1995",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/156",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "156",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Before section 457A there shall be inserted the following section—\n“ Acts of Adjournal.\n457ZA (1) The High Court may by Act of Adjournal—\n(a) regulate the practice and procedure in relation to criminal procedure; and\n(b) make such rules and regulations as may be necessary or expedient to carry out the purposes and accomplish the objects of any enactment (including an enactment in this Act) in so far as it relates to criminal procedure,\nprovided that no rule, regulation or provision which affects the governor or any other officer of a prison shall be made by any such Act of Adjournal except with the consent of the Secretary of State.\n(2) The High Court may by Act of Adjournal modify, amend or repeal any enactment (including an enactment in this Act) in so far as that enactment relates to matters with respect to which an Act of Adjournal may be made under subsection (1) above.”.",
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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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