# The Magistrates' Courts (Reports Relating to Adult Witnesses) Rules 2004, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Reports Relating to Adult Witnesses) Rules 2004 and shall come into force on 7 October 2004.
(2) In these Rules–
“the Act” means the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999;
“application for a reporting direction” is an application for a direction referred to in section 46(6) of the Act;
“application for an excepting direction” is an application for a direction referred to in section 46(9) of the Act;
“business day” means any day other than–
(i) a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day or Good Friday; or
(ii) a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in England and Wales;
“court” means the Magistrates' Court.
(3) Reference to a form is a reference to a form set out in the Schedule to these Rules or a form with the same effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2419/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-reports-relating-to-adult-witnesses-rules-2004/article-1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.