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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-custody-rules-2000/schedule-3/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2367",
  "legislation_title": "The Naval Custody Rules 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-custody-rules-2000",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (5), an application for a direction under paragraph 6 shall be made in writing to the court administration officer and shall set out—\n(a) the reasons why the applicant considers that he cannot give any evidence likely to be material evidence or, as the case may be, produce any document or thing likely to be material evidence; or\n(b) where there are any other reasons why the applicant considers that the witness summons should be of no effect, those reasons.\n(2) On receiving the application, the relevant court administration officer shall serve notice of the application on the person on whose application the witness summons was issued.\n(3) The judicial officer shall not grant or, as the case may be, refuse the application unless the applicant and the person on whose application the witness summons has been issued have been given an opportunity to make representations to him.\n(4) In a case where the witness summons to which the application relates imposed a requirement to produce any document or thing, then if—\n(a) the applicant can produce that document or thing, but\n(b) he seeks to satisfy the judicial officer that the document or thing is not likely to be material evidence or that for some other reason it should not be produced,\nthe applicant must, unless the judicial officer directs otherwise, arrange for the document or thing to be available at the hearing.\n(5) In the case of an application which is made during the hearing, such application shall be made orally to the judicial officer who shall determine the application and give such directions as appear to be appropriate.\n(6) Where the application is made otherwise than at the hearing, the relevant court administration officer shall notify the applicant and the person on whose application the witness summons was issued of the decision of the judicial officer in relation to the application.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2367/schedule/3/paragraph/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."
}