{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/standing-civilian-courts-order-1997/article-25",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/172",
  "legislation_title": "The Standing Civilian Courts Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/standing-civilian-courts-order-1997",
  "path": "article/25",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Witnesses for the accused",
  "text": "(1) As soon as is practicable after the accused has been summoned to appear before a Standing Civilian Court, the court administration officer shall notify the accused that any person whom he reasonably requires to give evidence at the trial may be summoned on his behalf by the court administration officer.\n(2) If the accused requires the court administration officer to summon a witness, the accused shall provide to the court administration officer sufficient information in sufficient time to enable a summons to be served.\n(3) If in the opinion of the court administration officer it is not reasonable to summon to trial any witness requested by the accused, he shall inform the accused, the magistrate and the prosecutor in writing of his decision and the reason for it.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/172/article/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:27:04.339831+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."
}