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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/standing-civilian-courts-order-1997/article-48",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/172",
  "legislation_title": "The Standing Civilian Courts Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/standing-civilian-courts-order-1997",
  "path": "article/48",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "48",
  "heading": "Dispute on facts after finding of guilty",
  "text": "(1) Where after the court has recorded a finding of guilty in respect of any charge there are disputed facts in the case, any issue of fact may be tried.\n(2) Where an issue of fact is being tried in accordance with this article—\n(a) the court may direct the prosecutor to call any witness to give evidence, and\n(b) the prosecutor and the accused may, with the leave of the court, adduce evidence.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/172/article/48",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:27:04.339831+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."
}