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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-criminal-justice-children-rules-northern-ireland-1999/article-5",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1999/7",
  "legislation_title": "Magistrates' Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-criminal-justice-children-rules-northern-ireland-1999",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Explanation of proceedings in simple language",
  "text": "(1) The court shall explain to the child the nature of the proceedings and, where he is charged with an offence, the substance of the charge.\n(2) The explanation shall be given in simple language suitable to the child’s age and understanding.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 5 in operation at 31.1.1999, see rule 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/7/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:21:37.458719+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."
}