16Party to proceedings as a vulnerable witnessS
Where a child witness or other person who is giving or is to give evidence in or for the purposes of any civil proceedings (referred to in this section as “the witness”) is a party to the proceedings—
(a)sections 12 and 13 have effect in relation to the witness as if references in those sections to the party citing or intending to cite the witness were references to the witness, and
(b)section 15 has effect in relation to the witness as if—
(i)in subsection (1), paragraph (a) were omitted, and
(ii)in subsection (2), the words “The party or, as the case may be,” were omitted.
Commencement Information
I1S. 16 in force at 1.4.2005 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2005/168, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 4)
I2S. 16 in force at 30.11.2005 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2005/590, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 4)
I3S. 16 in force at 1.4.2006 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2006/59, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 4)
I4S. 16 in force at 1.11.2007 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2007/447, art. 3, Sch. (with art. 4)