
Print Options
PrintThe Whole
Act
PrintThe Whole
Part
PrintThis
Section
only
Status:
Point in time view as at 06/04/2016. This version of this provision has been superseded.

Status
You are viewing this legislation item as it stood at a particular point in time. A later version of this or provision, including subsequent changes and effects, supersedes this version.
Note the term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section.
Changes to legislation:
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.

Changes to Legislation
Changes and effects yet to be applied by the editorial team are only applicable when viewing the latest version or prospective version of legislation. They are therefore not accessible when viewing legislation as at a specific point in time. To view the ‘Changes to Legislation’ information for this provision return to the latest version view using the options provided in the ‘What Version’ box above.
53Magistrates' courts permitted to sit at other locationsE+W
This
adran has no associated
Nodiadau Esboniadol
(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 [place 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 [authorised by a direction under section 30 of the Courts Act 2003] .
[(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.]
Yn ôl i’r brig