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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-special-measures-directions-rules-2002/article-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1687",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Special Measures Directions) Rules 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-special-measures-directions-rules-2002",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Application for special measures direction for witness to give evidence by means of a live television link",
  "text": "(1) Where the application for a special measures direction is made, in accordance with rule 2(2)(a) above, for a witness to give evidence by means of a live link, the following provisions of this rule shall also apply.\n(2) A party who seeks to oppose an application for a child witness to give evidence by means of a live link must, in order to comply with rule 2(5) above, 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.\n(3) However, paragraph (2) above does not apply in relation to a child witness in need of special protection within the meaning of section 21(1)(b) of the Act.\n(4) Where a special measures direction is made enabling a witness to give evidence by means of a live link, the witness shall be accompanied at the live link only by persons acceptable to the court.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/384",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 (revoked)"
    },
    {
      "type": "rev in pt",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/184",
      "affecting_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Special Measures Directions) (Amendment) Rules 2004"
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      "affecting_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Special Measures Directions) (Amendment) Rules 2004"
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1687/article/7",
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  },
  "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."
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