{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-and-civil-proceedings-act-northern-ireland-2021/section-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-and-civil-proceedings-act-northern-ireland-2021/section-23.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2021/2",
  "legislation_title": "Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-and-civil-proceedings-act-northern-ireland-2021",
  "path": "section/23",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Special measures directions",
  "text": "(1) The Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 is amended as follows.\n(2) In Article 5 (witnesses eligible for assistance on grounds of fear or distress about testifying)—\n(a) in paragraph (4), for “a sexual offence or a slavery or human trafficking offence” substitute “ an offence listed in paragraph (5) ”,\n(b) after paragraph (4) insert—\n“(5) The offences are—\n(a) a sexual offence,\n(b) a slavery or human trafficking offence,\n(c) an offence involving domestic abuse (see Article 3A).”.\n(3) In Article 13(4)(a) (evidence given in private), for “a sexual offence or a slavery or human trafficking offence” substitute “ an offence listed in Article 5(5) ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 23 in operation at 21.2.2022 by S.R. 2022/57, art. 2(w)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2021/2/section/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:39.398803+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."
}