Coronavirus Act 2020

Courts and tribunals: use of video and audio technology U.K.

F1 53 Expansion of availability of live links in criminal proceedings E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 53 repealed (28.6.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 201(1), 208(5)(z)

F2 54 Expansion of availability of live links in other criminal hearings U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F2 S. 54 repealed (28.6.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 201(1), 208(5)(z)

F3 F4 55 Public participation in proceedings conducted by video or audio U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F3 S. 55 repealed (28.6.2022 except for the purposes of S.I. 2020/415, S.I. 2020/416 and S.I. 2020/651) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 201(2), 208(1); S.I. 2022/704, reg. 2

F4 S. 55 expires in so far as not already repealed (25.9.2022) by Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7), s. 89 (with s. 90)

F5 56 Live links in magistrates' court appeals against requirements or restrictions imposed on a potentially infectious person E+W

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Textual Amendments

F5 S. 56 expires (9.12.2021) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1399), regs. 1(2), 4

57 Use of live links in legal proceedings: Northern Ireland N.I.

Schedule 27 makes provision for, and in connection with, the use of live links in proceedings in courts and tribunals in Northern Ireland.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 57 continued for specified purposes until 24.9.2022 (27.1.2022) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Related to Courts, Tribunals and Inquests) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/24), arts. 1, 3

C2 S. 57 continued in part until 24.3.2023 (23.9.2022) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/227), art. 2

C3 S. 57 continued in part until 24.9.2023 (21.3.2023) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/46), art. 2