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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-criminal-justice-international-co-operation-rules-1991/article-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1074",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Criminal Justice (International Co-operation)) Rules 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-criminal-justice-international-co-operation-rules-1991",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Proceedings before a nominated court",
  "text": "(1) In proceedings before a nominated court pursuant to a notice under section 4(2) of the Act the court may, if it thinks necessary in the interests of justice, direct that the public be excluded from the court.\n(2) The powers conferred on a magistrates' court by the preceding paragraph shall be in addition and without prejudice to any other powers of the court to hear proceedings in camera.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1074/article/8",
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  },
  "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."
}