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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-proceedings-etc-reform-scotland-act-2007/schedule/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "asp/2007/6",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-proceedings-etc-reform-scotland-act-2007",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/5",
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  "number": "5",
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  "text": "In the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986—\n(a) in section 22 (automatic availability of criminal legal aid), after paragraph (dd) of subsection (1) there is inserted—\n“(de) where a solicitor has been appointed under subsection (4)(b) or (7) of section 150A (proceedings in absence of accused) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to represent the accused's interests;”,\n(b) in section 31 (solicitors and counsel), in paragraph (f) of subsection (1A), after the words “(2E)” there is inserted “ , 150A(4)(b), (6) and (7) ”.",
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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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