{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-attendance-of-witnesses-act-1965/section-2E",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-attendance-of-witnesses-act-1965/section-2E.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/2E",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2E",
  "heading": "Application to make summons ineffective.",
  "text": "(1) If a witness summons issued under section 2D above is directed to a person who—\n(a) applies to the Crown Court, and\n(b) satisfies the court that he cannot give any evidence likely to be material evidence or, as the case may be, produce any document or thing likely to be material evidence,\nthe court may direct that the summons shall be of no effect.\n(2) The Crown Court may refuse to make a direction under this section if any requirement relating to the application under this section is not fulfilled.\n(3) 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(4) Criminal Procedure Rules may, in such cases as the rules may specify, require that where—\n(a) a person applying under this section can produce a particular document or thing, but\n(b) he seeks to satisfy the court that the document or thing is not likely to be material evidence,\nhe must arrange for the document or thing to be available at the hearing of the application.",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 2E(3)(4) substituted (1.9.2004) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), s. 110(1), Sch. 8 para. 126(d); S.I. 2004/2066, art. 2(c)(vi) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/69/section/2E",
    "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."
}