Explanatory note

These Regulations make provision to give effect to sections 85A and 85B of the Courts Act 2003 (which enable a court – defined by section 85A(1) in wide terms which include a tribunal – in specified proceedings to make a direction for the proceedings to be transmitted for the purpose of enabling persons to watch and listen to them remotely).

Regulation 2 specifies the proceedings in respect of which such a direction may be made.

Regulation 3 prescribes certain matters of which the court must be satisfied before it can make a direction.

Regulation 4 prescribes matters which the court must take into account in deciding whether to make a direction and the terms of any such direction.

Regulation 5 specifies provision which must be included in any direction which is made.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.