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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inquiries-scotland-rules-2007/article-8",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/560",
  "legislation_title": "The Inquiries (Scotland) Rules 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inquiries-scotland-rules-2007",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Requests for evidence",
  "text": "(1) The inquiry panel may send a written request to any person for a written statement of evidence.\n(2) The inquiry panel must send a written request to any person that it wishes to produce any document or other thing.\n(3) The inquiry panel may make a written request for further evidence, being either a written statement or oral evidence.\n(4) Any request for a written statement must include a description of the matters or issues to be covered in the statement.\n(5) Any written request sent or made under this rule must include a date or time by which the statement, document, other thing or further evidence must be provided.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/560/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:09:41.187076+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."
}