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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-armed-forces-code-of-practice-for-victims-of-crime-regulations-2015/schedule/paragraph-172",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1811",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice (Armed Forces Code of Practice for Victims of Crime) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-armed-forces-code-of-practice-for-victims-of-crime-regulations-2015",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/172",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "172",
  "heading": "Trial at Service court",
  "text": "At a trial by a Service court, part of the court process involves the cross-examination of witnesses to test their evidence. It is up to the court to make sure the trial is conducted in a fair way, taking into account what is said by the defence lawyer and the Service Prosecuting Authority advocate. The Service Prosecuting Authority will treat victims who are witnesses in court respectfully and, where appropriate, will seek the court’s intervention where cross-examination is considered by the prosecutor to be inappropriate or too aggressive.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 172 in force at 16.11.2015, see reg. 1"
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  },
  "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."
}