# The Criminal Justice (Evidence) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2004/1501/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-evidence-northern-ireland-order-2004/article-15
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