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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/687",
  "legislation_title": "The Scheme for Construction Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 1998",
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  "path": "schedule/paragraph/16",
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  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Powers of the adjudicator",
  "text": "(1) Subject to any agreement between the parties to the contrary and to the terms of sub-paragraph (2), any party to the dispute may be assisted by, or represented by, such advisers or representatives (whether legally qualified or not) as he considers appropriate.\n(2) Where the adjudicator is considering oral evidence or representations, a party to the dispute may not be represented by more than one person, unless the adjudicator gives directions to the contrary.",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/687/schedule/paragraph/16",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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