SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 27Use of live links in legal proceedings: Northern Ireland
C1PART 1Powers of courts and tribunals to direct use of live links
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Participation by persons outside the United Kingdom
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A direction under paragraph 2 may be given in respect of a person whether the person is in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.
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A statement made on oath by a person outside the United Kingdom and given in evidence through a live link in accordance with a direction under paragraph 2 is to be treated for the purposes of Article 3 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1714 (N.I. 19)) as having been made in the proceedings in which it is given in evidence.
Sch. 27 Pt. 1 continued 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