Section 33B Section 33A: meaning of “live link”F1 C1

(1)

In section 33A “live link” means an arrangement by which the accused, while absent from the place where the proceedings are being held, is able—

(a)

to see and hear a person there, and

(b)

to be seen and heard by the persons mentioned in subsection (2),

and for this purpose any impairment of eyesight or hearing is to be disregarded.

(2)

The persons are—

(a)

the judge or justices (or both) and the jury (if there is one),

(b)

where there are two or more accused in the proceedings, each of the other accused,

(c)

legal representatives acting in the proceedings, and

(d)

any interpreter or other person appointed by the court to assist the accused.

Annotations

F1: Ch. 1A inserted (15.1.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 47, 53(1); S.I. 2006/3364, art. 2(h)

C1: Ss. 33A-33C applied (with modifications) (31.10.2009) by The Court Martial Appeal Court (Evidence) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2569), arts. 1, 4

F2: Words in Pt. 2 Ch. 1A heading inserted (28.6.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), s. 208(5)(y), Sch. 20 para. 6(2)