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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coronavirus-act-2020/schedule-27/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coronavirus-act-2020/schedule-27/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2020/7",
  "legislation_title": "Coronavirus Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coronavirus-act-2020",
  "path": "schedule/27/paragraph/2",
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  "number": "2",
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  "text": "(1) A person may, if a court or statutory tribunal so directs, participate in any proceedings in the court or tribunal through a live link.\n(2) A direction may not be given under this paragraph as respects a person's participation in proceedings as a member of a jury.\n(3) A direction may be given under this paragraph in respect of a person—\n(a) of the court or tribunal's own motion,\n(b) on application by the person, or\n(c) on application by a party to the proceedings.\n(4) A court or tribunal may not give a direction under this paragraph unless the court or tribunal is satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to do so.\n(5) In deciding whether to give a direction under this paragraph, the court or tribunal must consider all the circumstances of the case.\n(6) Those circumstances include (in particular)—\n(a) the views of the person;\n(b) the views of the parties to the proceedings;\n(c) public health interests.\n(7) Where a court or tribunal refuses an application for a direction under this paragraph, it must—\n(a) state openly its reasons for doing so, and\n(b) if it is a magistrates' court, cause the reasons to be entered in the Order Book.\n(8) Power of a court or tribunal to give a direction under this paragraph is additional to, and does not limit, any other power of the court or tribunal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/7/schedule/27/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:02:07.434984+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."
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