Article 15 Court's duty to give reasons for rulings
(1)
Where the court makes a relevant ruling—
(a)
it must state in open court (but in the absence of the jury, if there is one) its reasons for the ruling;
(b)
if it is a magistrates' court, it must cause the ruling and the reasons for it to be entered in the Order Book.
(2)
In this Article “relevant ruling” means—
(a)
a ruling on whether an item of evidence is evidence of a person's bad character;
(b)
a ruling on whether an item of such evidence is admissible under Article 5 or 6 (including a ruling on an application under Article 6(3));
(c)
a ruling under Article 12.