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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/youth-justice-and-criminal-evidence-act-1999/schedule-4/paragraph-14",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/23",
  "legislation_title": "Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999",
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  "number": "14",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "After section 80 insert—\n“ Rule where accused’s spouse not compellable.\n80A The failure of the wife or husband of a person charged in any proceedings to give evidence in the proceedings shall not be made the subject of any comment by the prosecution.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "nia/2026/6",
      "affecting_title": "Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2026"
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:51.659271+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}