Part 5Miscellaneous and general
F1Live links
206AUse of live links at F2... hearings
1
This section applies in relation to—
a
a hearing before the appropriate judge in proceedings under Part 1, F9..., and
b
a hearing before the appropriate judge in proceedings under Part 2 F3....
2
F63
A live link direction is a direction requiring a person to take part in the hearing (in whatever capacity) through a live link.
4
Such a direction—
a
may be given on the appropriate judge's own motion or on the application of a party to the proceedings, and
b
may be given in relation to all subsequent hearings to which this section applies, or to such hearing or hearings to which this section applies as may be specified or described in the direction.
F75
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F86
A person who takes part in the hearing through a live link is to be treated as present in court for the purposes of the hearing.
Ss. 206A-206C inserted (25.1.2010) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 78, 116; S.I. 2009/3096, art. 3(u)