# Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984, Rule 149AF: Application for special measures direction for witness to give evidence by means of a live link

Extent: N.I.

(1) Where the application for a special measures direction is made in accordance with Rule 149AA(2)(a), for a witness to give evidence by means of a live link, the following provisions of this Rule shall also apply.
(2) [...] A party who seeks to oppose an application for [ a child witness] to give evidence by means of a live link shall, in order to comply with Rule 149AA(6), state why in his view the giving of a special measures direction would not be likely to maximise the quality of the witness’s evidence.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1984/225/rule/149AF (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984/rule-149AF
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