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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sheriff-court-simple-procedure-limits-on-award-of-expenses-order-2016/article-4",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2016/9780111033104",
  "legislation_title": "The Sheriff Court Simple Procedure (Limits on Award of Expenses) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sheriff-court-simple-procedure-limits-on-award-of-expenses-order-2016",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Exceptions",
  "text": "This Order does not apply to the following types of simple procedure case—\n(a) actions in respect of aliment and interim aliment;\n(b) actions of defamation; or\n(c) actions for personal injury to which section 17 or 18 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 apply.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111033104/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:34:11.954466+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."
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