{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-tribunal-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-tribunal-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-15.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2005/178",
  "legislation_title": "The Care Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-tribunal-regulations-northern-ireland-2005",
  "path": "regulation/15",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Evidence of witnesses",
  "text": "(1) The Chairman may direct that the parties send to each other by the date specified in the direction a copy of a witness statement in respect of each witness on whose evidence he wishes to rely.\n(2) A witness statement must contain the words “I believe that the facts stated in this witness statement are true”, and be signed by the person who makes it.\n(3) The Chairman (before the hearing or, if the case is to be determined without an oral hearing, before the case is determined) or the Care Tribunal may direct that a document or the evidence of any witness other than the applicant shall be excluded from consideration because –\n(a) it would be unfair in all the circumstances to consider it;\n(b) the party wishing to rely on the document or evidence has failed to submit the document, or witness statement containing it, in compliance with any direction; or\n(c) it would not assist the Care Tribunal in determining the case.\n(4) Instead of excluding evidence under this regulation the Chairman or the Care Tribunal may permit it to be considered on such terms as he or it thinks fit, including, subject to regulation 25, the making of a costs order.\n(5) The Chairman may direct that a witness (other than the applicant) shall not give oral evidence.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 15 in operation at 1.4.2005, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/178/regulation/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:52:50.804189+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."
}