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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-scotland-act-2004/schedule/paragraph-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-scotland-act-2004/schedule/paragraph-18.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2004/5",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-scotland-act-2004",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 68 (productions)—\n(a) in subsection (3)—\n(i) after “lodged” insert “ , where the case is to be tried in the sheriff court, ”,\n(ii) after “diet” in the first place where it occurs insert “ or, where the case is to be tried in the High Court, at least 14 days before the preliminary hearing, ”,\n(iii) after “accused,” insert “ where the case is to be tried in the sheriff court, ”,\n(iv) after “diet” in the second place where it occurs insert “ or, where the case is to be tried in the High Court, at least seven days before the preliminary hearing, ”,\n(b) in subsection (4)—\n(i) in paragraph (a), for the words from “the accused” to “diet” substitute “ the case is to be tried in the High Court ”,\n(ii) in paragraph (b), for the words from “he” to “diet” substitute “ the case is to be tried in the sheriff court ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 18 in force at 1.2.2005 by S.S.I. 2004/405, art. 2(1), sch. 1 (with arts. 3-5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/5/schedule/paragraph/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:37.864763+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."
}