{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-rules-2026/rule-52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-rules-2026/rule-52.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/882",
  "legislation_title": "The Clergy Conduct Rules 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-rules-2026",
  "path": "rule/52",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Exclusion of evidence",
  "text": "(1) The Chair of the tribunal or court dealing with a complaint of serious misconduct may, in the case of evidence which would otherwise be admissible, give directions to exclude the evidence on the grounds that it is irrelevant or unnecessary.\n(2) The Chair of the tribunal or court may give directions to exclude evidence which should, in the opinion of the Chair, be excluded in the interests of justice.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/882/rule/52",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:56:54.526438+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."
}