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53Expansion of availability of live links in criminal proceedings
Schedule 23 contains temporary modifications of—
(a)the Criminal Justice Act 2003,
(b)the Criminal Appeal Act 1968, and
(c)the Criminal Justice Act 1988.
54Expansion of availability of live links in other criminal hearings
Schedule 24 contains temporary modifications of—
(a)the Crime and Disorder Act 1998,
(b)the Extradition Act 2003,
(c)the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984,
(d)the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, and
(e)the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.
55Public participation in proceedings conducted by video or audio
Schedule 25 contains temporary modifications of—
(a)the Courts Act 2003, and
(b)the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.
56Live links in magistrates’ court appeals against requirements or restrictions imposed on a potentially infectious person
Schedule 26 contains temporary modifications of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980.
57Use of live links in legal proceedings: Northern Ireland
Schedule 27 makes provision for, and in connection with, the use of live links in proceedings in courts and tribunals in Northern Ireland.
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