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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-First/paragraph-1A.1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw7/7/51",
  "legislation_title": "Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907",
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  "path": "schedule/First/paragraph/1A.1",
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  "number": "1A.1",
  "heading": "Application and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) This Chapter is without prejudice to any enactment (including any other provision in these Rules) under which provision is, or may be, made for a party to a particular type of case before the sheriff to be represented by a lay representative.\n(2) In this Chapter, a “lay representative” means a person who is not—\n(a) a solicitor;\n(b) an advocate, or\n(c) someone having a right to conduct litigation, or a right of audience, by virtue of section 27 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Ch. 1A inserted (4.4.2013) by Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Lay Representation) 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/91), paras. 1(1), 2(2)"
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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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