# The Criminal Appeal (Amendment) Rules 1997, Article 2: Amendment of Criminal Appeals Rules 1968


The Criminal Appeal Rules 1968 shall be amended as follows—
(a) in rule 9 for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted—
“(2) The examination of a witness shall be conducted by the taking of a deposition and, unless the court directs otherwise, shall take place in public.”; and
(b) in rule 16A in paragraph (1) after the words “section 159(1)(a)” there shall be inserted “, (aa)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/702/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-appeal-amendment-rules-1997/article-2
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