http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/637/article/2The Crown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020enSENIOR COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALESStatute Law Database2024-03-22Expert Participation2023-10-24 This Order prescribes the conditions to be satisfied for the recording and broadcast of sentencing remarks in the Crown Court. When the conditions are satisfied, section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925 (c. 86) (which makes it an offence to film in court) and section 9 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 (c. 49) (which provides that it is a contempt of court to record sound in court except with the permission of the court) do not apply. Interpretation2In this Order—“broadcast” means the transmission to members of the public of a recording of sentencing remarks to which this Order applies;“court” means the Crown Court;“judge” means a judge who is—a High Court Judge; an ex-officio or ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal within the meaning of section 2 of the Senior Courts Act 1981, or a Lord Justice of Appeal (England and Wales) (sitting in retirement); a Senior Circuit Judge who is also the Resident Judge of a Crown Court centre; ora Senior Circuit Judge whose base court is the Central Criminal Court;“recording” means a visual or sound recording on any medium from which a single image, a moving image or any sound may be produced or reproduced, or the making of any such recording; and “record” and “recorded” are to be construed accordingly.Art. 2 in force at 20.6.2020, see art. 1Words in art. 2 inserted (24.10.2023) by The Courts (Prescribed Recordings) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1124), arts. 1, 12
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Art. 2 in force at 20.6.2020, see
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