Legislation – Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
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PART 7LIVE LINKS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Live links: patients detained in hospital under Mental Health Order54
(1)
In each of the following provisions (which enable a live link direction to be given in relation to a person expected to be in custody) after “in custody” insert “
or detained in hospital
”
(a)
Articles 79(4)(a), 80(2), (3) and (8) and 81(2) and (3) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (live link for accused in preliminary hearings and sentencing hearings);
(b)
sections 16(2), (3), (8) and (10)(a) and 17(2), (3) and (10)(a) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (live link for appellant in preliminary hearing or sentencing hearing on appeal to the county court).
(2)
In each of the following at the end add “
or detained
”
(a)
Articles 80(3) and 81(3) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008;
(b)
sections 16(3) and 17(3) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.
(3)
“(aa)
references to a person being detained in hospital are references to the person’s being detained in a hospital under Part 2 or 3 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;”.
(4)
“(aa)
references to a person being detained in hospital are references to the person’s being detained in a hospital under Part 2 or 3 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;”.
(5)
“(aa)
references to a person being detained in hospital are references to the person’s being detained in a hospital under Part 2 or 3 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;”.