Payment for person appointed to cross-examine witness on behalf of accusedN.I.
34. In Article 26 of the Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 8) (defence representation for purposes of cross-examination where accused prevented from cross-examining a witness in person by virtue of Article 22, 23 or 24 of that Order), after paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(5A) The Secretary of State shall pay such amount as appears to him to be reasonable in respect of—
(a)costs of any person so appointed (including a fee); and
(b)any expenses properly incurred in providing him with evidence or other material in connection with his appointment.” .