# The Magistrates' Courts (Crime (International Co-operation)) Rules 2004, Article 6: Persons entitled to appear and take part in proceedings under Schedule 1 and exclusion of public


Where the court nominated under section 15(1) of the Act (nominating a court to receive evidence) is a magistrates' court, the court may —
(a) determine who may appear or take part in the proceedings under Schedule 1 to the Act before the court and whether a party to the proceedings is entitled to be legally represented; and
(b) direct that the public be excluded from those proceedings if it thinks it necessary to do so in the interests of justice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1048/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-crime-international-co-operation-rules-2004/article-6
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