# The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020, Article 14: Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules


In Part 50 (Extradition)—
(a) in rule 50.3 (Exercise of magistrates’ court’s powers)—
(i) for paragraph (2) substitute—
“(2) If the court so directs, a person must attend a hearing by live video link.”; and
(ii) for the second paragraph of the note at the end of the rule substitute—
“Under sections 206A to 206C of the 2003 Act the court may require a person to attend by live video link any hearing to which the rules in Sections 2 and 4 of this Part apply.”; and
(b) in rule 50.17 (Exercise of High Court’s powers), in paragraph (2) for “party” substitute “person”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/417/article/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-no-2-coronavirus-rules-2020/article-14
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