{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-evidence-northern-ireland-order-1999/article-22A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-evidence-northern-ireland-order-1999/article-22A.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/22A",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "22A",
  "heading": "Complainants in proceedings involving domestic abuse",
  "text": "No person charged with an offence involving domestic abuse (see Article 3A) may in any criminal proceedings cross-examine in person a witness who is the complainant, either—\n(a) in connection with that offence, or\n(b) in connection with any other offence (of whatever nature) with which that person is charged in the proceedings.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 22A inserted (21.2.2022) by Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 (c. 2), s. 24(2); S.R. 2022/57, art. 2(x)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1999/2789/article/22A",
    "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."
}