{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-First/paragraph-50.5",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw7/7/51",
  "legislation_title": "Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907",
  "path": "schedule/First/paragraph/50.5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "50.5",
  "heading": "Access to a recording of a child",
  "text": "(1) A party may lodge a written motion to gain access to and listen to or view a recording of a child.\n(2) The sheriff may refuse a motion or grant it on such conditions as the sheriff thinks fit, including—\n(a) allowing only such persons as the sheriff may specify to listen to or view the recording;\n(b) specifying the location where such listening or viewing is to take place;\n(c) specifying the date and time when such listening or viewing is to take place;\n(d) allowing a copy of the recording to be made (in the same or different format) and arrangements for the safe-keeping and disposal of such copy;\n(e) arrangements for the return of the recording and re-sealing the envelope.\n(3) An application for leave to appeal against the decision of the sheriff on that motion must be made immediately.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Ch. 50 inserted (1.11.2012) by Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/271), paras. 1(1), 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 1 rule 50.5(3) inserted (1.1.2016) by Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session, Sheriff Appeal Court Rules and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Sheriff Appeal Court) 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/419), paras. 1(2), 5(14) (with para. 20)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/First/paragraph/50.5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:21:51.257811+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."
}