Legislation – The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020
Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules14.
In Part 50 (Extradition)—
(a)
in rule 50.3 (Exercise of magistrates’ court’s powers)—
(i)
for paragraph (2) substitute—
“(2)
If the court so directs, a person must attend a hearing by live video link.”; and
(ii)
for the second paragraph of the note at the end of the rule substitute—
“Under sections 206A to 206C of the 2003 Act15 the court may require a person to attend by live video link any hearing to which the rules in Sections 2 and 4 of this Part apply.”; and
(b)
in rule 50.17 (Exercise of High Court’s powers), in paragraph (2) for “party” substitute “person”.