{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984/rule-149AA",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984/rule-149AA.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1984/225",
  "legislation_title": "Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984",
  "path": "rule/149AA",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "149AA",
  "heading": "[ Application for special measures directions",
  "text": "(1) An application by a party in any criminal proceedings for a special measures direction under Article 7 of the 1999 Order shall be made by giving notice in Form 15B.\n(2) If the application is for a special measures direction—\n(a) enabling a witness to give evidence by means of a live link, the information sought in Part 2 of Form 15B shall be provided;\n(b) enabling a video recording of an interview of a witness to be admitted as evidence in chief of the witness, the information sought in Part 3 of Form 15B shall be provided;\n[(c enabling an examination of a witness to be conducted through an intermediary—\n(i) the information sought in Part 4 of Form 15B; and\n(ii) any relevant report, including an intermediary’s assessment, shall be provided.]\n(3) (a) ..., an application under paragraph (1) shall be made not less than 14 days before the day fixed for the commencement of the proceedings to which the application relates.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rule 149AA(3)(b): By The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/218), rules 1, 3(12)(b) (with rule 2); S.R. 2022/221, art. 2(a), it is provided that (17.10.2022) sub-paragraph (3)(b) is omitted"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 149AA(3)(a) omitted (17.10.2022) by virtue of The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/218), rules 1, 3(12)(a) (with rule 2); S.R. 2022/221, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Rule 149AA (2)(c) inserted by S.R. 2013 No. 89 with effect from 11.05.13"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Rule 149AA substituted by S.R. 2003 No. 296 with effect from 30.06.03"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1984/225/rule/149AA",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:32:12.928261+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."
}