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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-2003-order-commencement-no-3-order-northern-ireland-2006/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2006/451",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice (2003 Order) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-2003-order-commencement-no-3-order-northern-ireland-2006",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into operation on 13th November 2006 Article 31 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003. Under Article 31 a witness (other than the accused) who is outside the United Kingdom may, with the court’s permission, give evidence in certain criminal proceedings in Northern Ireland through a live audio-visual link. The provisions of Article 31 have been amended by Article 24 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1965 (N.I. 15)).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/451/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:44:20.040250+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."
}