{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-attendance-of-witnesses-act-1965/section-2B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-attendance-of-witnesses-act-1965/section-2B.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1965/69",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1965",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-attendance-of-witnesses-act-1965",
  "path": "section/2B",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2B",
  "heading": "Summons no longer needed.",
  "text": "(1) If—\n(a) a document or thing is produced in pursuance of a requirement imposed by a witness summons under section 2A above,\n(b) the person applying for the summons concludes that a requirement imposed by the summons under section 2(2) above is no longer needed, and\n(c) he accordingly applies to the Crown Court for a direction that the summons shall be of no further effect,\nthe court may direct accordingly.\n(2) An application under this section must be made in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rules; and different provision may be made for different cases or descriptions of case.\n(3) Criminal Procedure Rules may, in such cases as the rules may specify, require the effect of a direction under this section to be notified to the person to whom the summons is directed.",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 2-2E and relevant cross-headings substituted for s. 2 (4.7.1996, with effect at 1.4.1999, (E.W.) and 21.8.2000 (N.I.)) by 1996 c. 25, s. 66(2)(7) (with s. 78(1)); S.I. 1999/718, art. 2; S.I. 2000/1968, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 2B(2)(3) substituted (1.9.2004) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), s. 110(1), Sch. 8 para. 126(b); S.I. 2004/2066, art. 2(c)(vi) (with art. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/69/section/2B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:57:06.125650+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."
}