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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisoners-and-criminal-proceedings-scotland-act-1993/schedule-3/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1993/9",
  "legislation_title": "Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993",
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  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/3",
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  "number": "3",
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  "text": "A statement in a document shall be admissible in criminal proceedings as evidence of the fact that the statement was made if—\n(a) the document satisfies the conditions mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b) of paragraph 2 above;\n(b) the statement is made, whether directly or indirectly, by a person who in those proceedings is an accused; and\n(c) the statement, being exculpatory only, exculpates the accused.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/9/schedule/3/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:35:16.864603+00:00"
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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."
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