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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inquiries-into-fatal-accidents-and-sudden-deaths-etc-scotland-act-2016/section-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inquiries-into-fatal-accidents-and-sudden-deaths-etc-scotland-act-2016/section-9.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2016/2",
  "legislation_title": "Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inquiries-into-fatal-accidents-and-sudden-deaths-etc-scotland-act-2016",
  "path": "section/9",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Reasons for decision not to hold an inquiry",
  "text": "Where it is decided that an inquiry is not to be held into the death of a person (“A”), the Lord Advocate must give reasons in writing if requested to do so by—\n(a) A's spouse or civil partner at the time of A's death,\n(b) a person living with A as if married to A at the time of A's death, or\n(c) A's nearest known relative if, at the time of A's death, A—\n(i) did not have a spouse or civil partner, and\n(ii) was not living with a person as if married to the person.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 9 in force at 15.6.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/155, reg. 2 (with reg. 5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/2/section/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:38:35.538766+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."
}