Court’s duty to give reasons for rulings
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15.—(1) Where the court makes a relevant ruling—
(a)it must state in open court (but in the absence of the jury, if there is one) its reasons for the ruling;
(b)if it is a magistrates' court, it must cause the ruling and the reasons for it to be entered in the Order Book.
(2) In this Article “relevant ruling” means—
(a)a ruling on whether an item of evidence is evidence of a person’s bad character;
(b)a ruling on whether an item of such evidence is admissible under Article 5 or 6 (including a ruling on an application under Article 6(3));
(c)a ruling under Article 12.