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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judiciary-and-courts-scotland-act-2008/section-65",
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  "legislation": "asp/2008/6",
  "legislation_title": "Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judiciary-and-courts-scotland-act-2008",
  "path": "section/65",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "65",
  "heading": "Provision of advice etc. to the Scottish Ministers",
  "text": "(1) The SCTS may give information or advice, or make proposals, to the Scottish Ministers on matters relating to—\n(a) the functions of the SCTS, or\n(b) the administration of justice in Scotland.\n(2) The Scottish Ministers must have regard to such information, advice or proposals.\n(3) This section is without prejudice to paragraph 15(2)(c) of schedule 3.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Act substituted (2.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), s. 138(2), Sch. 4 para. 1(2); S.S.I. 2015/12, art. 2; S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 65 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/39, art. 2(b), Sch."
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:44.431271+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."
}