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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/double-jeopardy-scotland-act-2011/schedule/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "asp/2011/16",
  "legislation_title": "Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011",
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  "path": "schedule/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In paragraph 5 (conclusion of criminal proceedings), after sub-paragraph (c) insert—\n“(d) where the initial steps of the proceedings are as mentioned in paragraph 4(f)—\n(i) by refusal of the application;\n(ii) if the application is granted and within the period of 2 months mentioned in section 6(3) of the Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 16) a new prosecution is brought, by acquittal or, as the case may be, by sentence in the new prosecution.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 4 in force at 28.11.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/365, art. 3"
    }
  ],
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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."
}