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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-witnesses-scotland-act-2014/section-22",
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  "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/22",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "22",
  "heading": "Vulnerable witnesses: civil proceedings",
  "text": "In section 11(1) of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (vulnerable witnesses: civil proceedings)—\n(a) in paragraph (a), for “16” substitute “ 18 ”,\n(b) the word “or” immediately after that paragraph is repealed, and\n(c) after paragraph (b), insert\n“, or\n(c) the person is of such description or is a witness in such proceedings as the Scottish Ministers may by order subject to the affirmative procedure prescribe.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 22 in force at 1.9.2015 with effect in accordance with art. 1(4) by S.S.I. 2015/200, art. 2(2), Sch. (with art. 5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/1/section/22",
    "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."
}