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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-consequential-provisions-scotland-act-1995/schedule-3/paragraph-14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-consequential-provisions-scotland-act-1995/schedule-3/paragraph-14.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/40",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995",
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  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/14",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Nothing in the sections 259 to 261 of the Principal Act shall apply to—\n(a) proceedings commenced; or\n(b) where the proceedings consist of an application to the sheriff by virtue of section 42(2)(c) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or by virtue of Chapter 3 of Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, an application made,\nbefore sections 17 to 20 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995 came into force; and, for the purposes of paragraph (a) above, solemn proceedings are commenced when the indictment is served.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1968 c. 49."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1995 c. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1995 c. 20."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/40/schedule/3/paragraph/14",
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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."
}