{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-evidence-northern-ireland-order-1999/article-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-evidence-northern-ireland-order-1999/article-10.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1999/2789",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-evidence-northern-ireland-order-1999",
  "path": "article/10",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Extension of provisions of Article 9 to certain witnesses over 18",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of this Article—\n(a) a witness in criminal proceedings (other than the accused) is a “qualifying witness” if he—\n(i) is not an eligible witness at the time of the hearing (as defined by Article 4(3)), but\n(ii) was under the age of 18 when a relevant recording was made;\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(c) a “relevant recording”, in relation to a witness, is a video recording of an interview of the witness made with a view to its admission as evidence in chief of the witness.\n(2) Paragraphs (2) to (4) and (4C) of Article 9, so far as relating to the giving of a direction complying with the requirement contained in Article 9(3)(a), apply to a qualifying witness in respect of the relevant recording as they apply to a child witness (within the meaning of that Article).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in art. 10(1)(a)(ii) substituted (1.1.2012) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), ss. 7(4)(b), 111(3) (with s. 106(4), Sch. 6 para. 2); S.R. 2011/370, art. 3(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 10(1)(b) repealed (1.1.2012) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), ss. 8(7)(a), 110(2), 111(3), Sch. 8 Pt. 1 (with s. 106(4), Sch. 6 para. 2); S.R. 2011/370, art. 3(a)(g)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 10(2) substituted (1.1.2012) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), ss. 8(7)(b), 111(3) (with s. 106(4), Sch. 6 para. 2); S.R. 2011/370, art. 3(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Art. 10: word in the title substituted (1.1.2012) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), ss. 7(4)(a), 111(3) (with s. 106(4), Sch. 6 para. 2); S.R. 2011/370, art. 3(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1999/2789/article/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:40:42.138929+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."
}