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3.1.—(1) First notice is to be given in Form 3.1.
(2) First notice must set out—
(a)the information required by section 15(2)(a) (that is, a brief account of the circumstances of the death, so far as known to the procurator fiscal);
(b)the identity of the deceased;
(c)any issues identified by the procurator fiscal which it is anticipated the inquiry should address;
(d)whether the procurator fiscal considers that a preliminary hearing is unnecessary and, if so, the reasons for that view;
(e)whether the inquiry is mandatory or discretionary and—
(i)if mandatory, the category of mandatory inquiry;
(ii)if discretionary, whether the Lord Advocate considers that the death fell within section 4(1)(a)(i) or (ii);
(f)in the case of a discretionary inquiry under section 6 (inquiries into deaths occurring abroad: general), which condition in section 6(3)(a) is met;
(g)in the case of a discretionary inquiry under section 7 (inquiries into deaths occurring abroad: service personnel) that the conditions in section 7(1)(c) are met; and
(h)the identity of any person who the procurator fiscal considers might have an interest in the inquiry.
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