# The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Application to Service Courts) (Evidence through Television Links) Order 1993, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 146 of and Schedule 13 to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) (the 1988 Act) deal with evidence before Service courts, which by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 13 means–
(a) courts-martial constituted under the Army Act 1955 (c. 18) or the Air Force Act 1955 (c. 19);
(b) courts-martial constituted under the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53) and disciplinary courts constituted under section 50 of that Act;
(c) the Courts-Martial Appeal Court; and
(d) Standing Civilian Courts.
This Order applies to proceedings before Service courts provisions of sub-sections (1) to (3) of section 32 of the 1988 Act, relating to the giving of evidence by witnesses other than the accused through live television links in the circumstances set out in those subsections and with the modifications consequent upon the making of this Order for which sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 8 of Schedule 13 provides.
Article 2 of this Order further modifies the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 32 to bring the upper age limits for child witnesses into line with those of sub-section (6) of section 32.
Procedural instruments under paragraph 8(5) of Schedule 13 to the 1988 Act will make appropriate rules of procedure for Service courts.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/244/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-application-to-service-courts-evidence-through-television-links-order-1993/note
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.