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Criminal Justice Act 2003

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Criminal Justice Act 2003, Section 53 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

53Magistrates' courts permitted to sit at other locationsE+W

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(1)This section applies where—

(a)a magistrates' court is minded to give a direction under section 51 for evidence to be given through a live link in proceedings before the court, and

(b)suitable facilities for receiving such evidence are not available at any [F1place at] which the court can (apart from subsection (2)) lawfully sit.

(2)The court may sit for the purposes of the whole or any part of the proceedings at any place at which such facilities are available and which has been [F2authorised by a direction under section 30 of the Courts Act 2003] .

[F3(3)If the place mentioned in subsection (2) is outside the local justice area in which the justices act it shall be deemed to be in that area for the purpose of the jurisdiction of the justices acting in that area.]

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