Part I Criminal Proceedings and Investigations
Supplementary
10 Rules of court.
(1)
Provision may be made by rules of court for any purpose for which it appears to the authority having power to make the rules that it is necessary or expedient that provision should be made in connection with any of the provisions of this Part of this Act.
(2)
Rules made for the purposes of Schedule 1 to this Act may, in particular, make provision with respect to the persons entitled to appear or take part in the proceedings to which that Schedule applies and for excluding the public from any such proceedings.
(3)
An Order in Council under section 9 above may authorise the making of rules of court for any purpose specified in the Order.
(4)
Rules of court made under this section by the High Court in Scotland shall be made by Act of Adjournal.
(5)
This section is without prejudice to the generality of any existing power to make rules.