# Coronavirus Act 2020, Paragraph 2


(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.
(2) A direction may not be given under this paragraph as respects a person's participation in proceedings as a member of a jury.
(3) A direction may be given under this paragraph in respect of a person—
(a) of the court or tribunal's own motion,
(b) on application by the person, or
(c) on application by a party to the proceedings.
(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.
(5) In deciding whether to give a direction under this paragraph, the court or tribunal must consider all the circumstances of the case.
(6) Those circumstances include (in particular)—
(a) the views of the person;
(b) the views of the parties to the proceedings;
(c) public health interests.
(7) Where a court or tribunal refuses an application for a direction under this paragraph, it must—
(a) state openly its reasons for doing so, and
(b) if it is a magistrates' court, cause the reasons to be entered in the Order Book.
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/7/schedule/27/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coronavirus-act-2020/schedule-27/paragraph-2
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