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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-rules-2009/rule-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-rules-2009/rule-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2087",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-rules-2009",
  "path": "rule/4",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "After rule 3.8 (3) (Case preparation and progression), insert—\n“(4) In order to prepare for the trial, the court must take every reasonable step to encourage and to facilitate the attendance of witnesses when they are needed.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 4 in force at 5.10.2009, see rule 1"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2087/rule/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:07:24.413372+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}