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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-criminal-justice-international-co-operation-rules-1991/note",
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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": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Rules)\nThese Rules govern the procedure to be followed by magistrates' courts in England and Wales in relation to the provisions of Part I of the Criminal Justice (international Co-operation) Act 1990. Rule 3 provides for a summons or order issued under section 2(1) of the Act (for service outside the United Kingdom) to be sent to the Secretary of State for onward transmission and rule 4 provides for the admissability in evidence of a certificate issued by the Secretary of State stating that a summons so issued has been served,its manner and date of service. Rule 5 provides for a written notice of application to be made where a magistrates' court is to be asked to issue a letter of request, under section 3 of the Act. Rule 6 provides that the public may in the interests of justice be excluded from a hearing of an application for a letter of request. Rule 7 provides that where in urgent cases the court sends a letter of request directly to a court or tribunal outside the United Kingdom, a copy shall be sent to the Secretary of State. Rule 8 makes similar provision to rule 6 for proceedings in a nominated court under section 4(2) of the Act (taking evidence for use overseas). Rule 9 prescribes that the court register of such proceedings shall not be open to public inspection.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1074/note",
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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."
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