4(1)The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 46ZA(3)—
(a)in paragraph (b)—
(i)for the words from “proceedings” to “person” substitute “the proceedings referred to in section 47(3)(b)(i)”;
(ii)for “that section” substitute “those proceedings”;
(b)in paragraph (d), for “such a direction” substitute “a direction of the sort referred to in section 47(3)(b)(ii)”.
(3)In section 46A(1ZA)(b), for the word from “proceedings” to the end substitute “the proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (i) of that provision”.
(4)In section 47(3)(b), for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute—
“(i)proceedings held for the purposes of section 51 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (directions for live links in criminal proceedings) so far as that section applies to preliminary hearings (within the meaning of that section), and
(ii)any such hearing in relation to which a direction under that section is given requiring or permitting the person on bail to take part through a live audio link or a live video link (within the meaning of that section);”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 20 para. 4 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 208(5)(y)