{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-2003/section-17C",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-2003/section-17C.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2003/7",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-2003",
  "path": "section/17C",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "17C",
  "heading": "Making representations under section 17B",
  "text": "(1) Representations under section 17B—\n(a) may be made orally in relation to a decision of a type described in section 17B(5)(b),\n(b) otherwise, must be made in writing.\n(2) The Scottish Ministers are to issue guidance as to how—\n(a) written representations under section 17B should be framed, and\n(b) oral representations under that section should be made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 17B-17D inserted (15.9.2017 for specified purposes, 30.9.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9), ss. 56(2), 61(2); S.S.I. 2017/234, art. 2(1)(c)(2)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/7/section/17C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:51.376466+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."
}