Part III Other Provisions about Evidence in Criminal Proceedings

32 Evidence through television links F1when witness abroad: service courts.

F2A1

This section applies only so far as provided by an order under paragraph 8 of Schedule 13.

(1)

A person other than the accused may give evidence through a live television link F3in proceedings to which subsection (1A) below applies if—

(a)

the witness is outside the United Kingdom; F4. . .

F5(b)

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but evidence may not be so given without the leave of the court.

F6(1A)

This subsection applies—

(a)

to trials on indictment, appeals to the criminal division of the Court of Appeal and hearings of references under F7section 9 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995; and

(b)

to proceedings in youth courts F8, appeals to the Crown Court arising out of such proceedings and hearings of references under section 11 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 so arising.

F9(2)

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(3)

A statement made on oath by a witness outside the United Kingdom and given in evidence through a link by virtue of this section shall be treated for the purposes of section 1 of the M1Perjury Act 1911 as having been made in the proceedings in which it is given in evidence.

F9(3A)

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F9(3B)

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F9(3C)

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F9(3D)

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(3E)

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F9(4)

Without prejudice to the generality of any enactment conferring power to make F10Criminal Procedure Rules, such rules may make such provision as appears to the F11Criminal Procedure Rule Committee to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of this section.

F12(5)

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F9(6)

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