{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-scotland-act-1995/section-161A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-scotland-act-1995/section-161A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/46",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-scotland-act-1995",
  "path": "section/161A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "161A",
  "heading": "Verdict of guilty or not guilty",
  "text": "In respect of each charge, the court must deliver a verdict of either—\n(a) guilty, or\n(b) not guilty.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 161A inserted (1.1.2026) by Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 12), ss. 66(2), 116(2); S.S.I. 2025/393, reg. 2(1)(c) (with reg. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/46/section/161A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:43:46.035735+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."
}