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The Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999
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Special measures direction relating to eligible witnessN.I.
7.—(1) This Article applies where in any criminal proceedings—
(a)a party to the proceedings makes an application for the court to give a direction under this Article in relation to a witness in the proceedings other than the accused, or
(b)the court of its own motion raises the issue whether such a direction should be given.
(2) Where the court determines that the witness is eligible for assistance by virtue of Article 4 or 5, the court must then—
(a)determine whether any of the special measures available in relation to the witness (or any combination of them) would, in its opinion, be likely to improve the quality of evidence given by the witness; and
(b)if so—
(i)determine which of those measures (or combination of them) would, in its opinion, be likely to maximise so far as practicable the quality of such evidence; and
(ii)give a direction under this Article providing for the measure or measures so determined to apply to evidence given by the witness.
(3) In determining for the purposes of this Part whether any special measure or measures would or would not be likely to improve, or to maximise so far as practicable, the quality of evidence given by the witness, the court must consider all the circumstances of the case, including in particular—
(a)any views expressed by the witness; and
(b)whether the measure or measures might tend to inhibit such evidence being effectively tested by a party to the proceedings.
(4) A special measures direction must specify particulars of the provision made by the direction in respect of each special measure which is to apply to the witness's evidence.
(5) In this Part “special measures direction” means a direction under this Article.
(6) Nothing in this Part is to be regarded as affecting any power of a court to make an order or give leave of any description (in the exercise of its inherent jurisdiction or otherwise)—
(a)in relation to a witness who is not an eligible witness, or
(b)in relation to an eligible witness where (as, for example, in a case where a foreign language interpreter is to be provided) the order is made or the leave is given otherwise than by reason of the fact that the witness is an eligible witness.
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