Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 No. 24

PART 1 N.I. VICTIMS AND WITNESSES

CHAPTER 2 N.I. VULNERABLE AND INTIMIDATED WITNESSES

Special measures for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses N.I.

Evidence by live link: presence of supporter N.I.

10—(1) In Article 12 of the Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 8) (evidence by live link) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) Such a direction may also provide for a specified person to accompany the witness while the witness is giving evidence by live link.

(1B) In determining who may accompany the witness, the court must have regard to the wishes of the witness.”.

(2) In Article 15 of that Order (video recorded evidence in chief) after paragraph (9) insert—

“(9A) If the court directs under paragraph (9) that evidence is to be given by live link, it may also make such provision in that direction as it could make under Article 12(1A) in a special measures direction.”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 10 in operation at 1.1.2012 by S.R. 2011/370, art. 3(a)