{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-rules-northern-ireland-1979/rule-44CB",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-rules-northern-ireland-1979/rule-44CB.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1979/90",
  "legislation_title": "The Crown Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-rules-northern-ireland-1979",
  "path": "rule/44CB",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "44CB",
  "heading": "Discharge or variation of a special measures direction",
  "text": "(1) An application to discharge or vary a special measures direction under Article 8(2) of the 1999 Order shall be made in writing and shall specify each material change of circumstances which the applicant alleges has occurred since the direction was made.\n(2) An application under paragraph (1) shall be served, by the applicant, on the chief clerk and on each party to the proceedings as soon as reasonably practicable after the change of circumstances occurs.\n(3) Any party on whom an application is served in accordance with paragraph (2) may oppose the application on the ground that it discloses no material change of circumstances.\n(4) Paragraphs (6) to (12) of rule [(a)44B] shall apply to an application to discharge or vary a special measures direction as they apply to an application for a direction.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1979/90/rule/44CB",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:01:57.370490+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."
}