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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-32/chapter-3/rule-6K",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-32/chapter-3/rule-6K.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1981/225",
  "legislation_title": "County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981",
  "path": "part/32/chapter/3/rule/6K",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "6K",
  "heading": "Restrictions on cross-examination of witness by the accused person",
  "text": "(1) This Rule and Rules 6L and 6M apply where an appellant is prevented from cross-examining a witness in person by virtue of Article 22, 23 or 24 of the 1999 Order.\n(2) The court shall as early in the proceedings as is reasonably practicable—\n(a) explain to the appellant that he is prevented from cross-examining a witness in person; and\n(b) invite him to arrange for a legal representative to act for him for the purpose of cross-examining the witness.\n(3) The appellant shall within 7 days of the court giving its explanation, or within such other period as the court may in any particular case allow, give notice to the chief clerk in writing as to whether or not he has arranged for a legal representative to act on his behalf.\n(4) Where the appellant has arranged for a legal representative to act for him, the notice shall include details of the name and address of the representative.\n(5) The chief clerk shall notify all other parties to the appeal of the name and address of any person appointed by the appellant to act on his behalf.\n(6) Where the court gives its explanation under paragraph (2) to the appellant—\n(a) within 7 days of the date set for the commencement of any hearing at which a witness in respect of whom a prohibition under Article 22, 23 or 24 of the 1999 Order applies may be cross-examined, or\n(b) after such a hearing has commenced;\nthe period of 7 days within which the appellant is required to give notice under paragraph (3) shall be reduced in accordance with any direction issued by the court.\n(7) Where at the end of the period of 7 days or such other period as the court has allowed, the court has not received notice from the appellant under paragraph (3), it may grant the appellant an extension of time, whether of its own motion or on the application of the appellant.\n(8) Before granting an extension of time, the court may direct a hearing at which all parties to the appeal may attend and be heard.\n(9) Any extension of time shall be for such period as the court considers appropriate in the circumstances of the case.\n(10) The decision of the court as to whether to grant the appellant an extension of time shall be notified to all parties to the appeal by the chief clerk in Form 137D.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/32/chapter/3/rule/6K",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:45:17.527867+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."
}