{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-witnesses-scotland-act-2014/section-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-witnesses-scotland-act-2014/section-12.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2014/1",
  "legislation_title": "Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-witnesses-scotland-act-2014",
  "path": "section/12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Child and deemed vulnerable witnesses: standard special measures",
  "text": "In section 271A of the 1995 Act (the standard special measures)—\n(a) in subsection (14)—\n(i) in paragraph (a), the words from “where” to the end are repealed, and\n(ii) in paragraph (c), the words from “in”, where it second occurs, to the end are repealed, and\n(b) after that subsection, insert—\n“(15) The Scottish Ministers may, by order subject to the affirmative procedure—\n(a) modify subsection (14),\n(b) in consequence of any modification made under paragraph (a)—\n(i) prescribe the procedure to be followed when standard special measures are used, and\n(ii) so far as is necessary, modify sections 271A to 271M of this Act.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 12 in force at 1.9.2015 with effect in accordance with art. 1(3) by S.S.I. 2015/200, art. 2(2), Sch. (with art. 4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/1/section/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:14:19.581799+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."
}