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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984/rule-52H",
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  "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/52H",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "52H",
  "heading": "Proceedings before a nominated court",
  "text": "In proceedings before a nominated court pursuant to a notice under section 15(1) of the Act, the court may—\n(a) determine who may appear or take part to the proceedings under Schedule 1 of the Act, and whether a party to the proceedings is entitled to be legally represented; and\n(b) if it thinks it necessary to do so in the interests of justice, direct all or any person not being members or officers of the court or parties to the proceedings, their solicitor or counsel, or other persons directly connected with proceedings, be excluded from the court during the proceedings.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1984/225/rule/52H",
    "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."
}