Further provision about attendance by electronic means
4(1)A court or tribunal may—
(a)issue a direction under paragraph 3(1) that applies for the purpose of all proceedings of a type specified in the direction, provided that the only party to the proceedings is a public official,
(b)issue a further direction under paragraph 3(1) overriding, for the purpose of specific proceedings, a general direction issued by virtue of paragraph (a).
(2)Paragraph 3(6)(a) does not apply in relation to a general direction issued by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a).
(3)In this paragraph—
“public official” means—
(a)a person who is a public authority and is acting in that capacity, or
(b)a person who is acting on behalf of a public authority,
“public authority” is to be construed in accordance with section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998.