# Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984, Rule 37: Court may address accused through court official

Extent: N.I.

It shall be sufficient compliance with the provisions of these Rules relating to a preliminary inquiry requiring the court to address the accused (whether in reading the charge, any written statement, asking any questions, giving information, administering a warning or otherwise) for the presiding district judge (magistrates’ court) or lay magistrate to cause the accused to be addressed in the appropriate manner by an official of the court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1984/225/rule/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984/rule-37
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