Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
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22 Extension of provisions of section 21 to certain witnesses over 18.
(1) For the purposes of this section— (a) a witness in criminal proceedings (other than the accused) is a “qualifying witness” if he— (i) is not an eligible witness at the time of the hearing (as defined by section 16(3)), but (ii) was under the age of 18 when a relevant recording was made; (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and (c) a “relevant recording”, in relation to a witness, is a video recording of an interview of the witness made with a view to its admission as evidence in chief of the witness. (2) Subsections (2) to (4) and (4C) of section 21, so far as relating to the giving of a direction complying with the requirement contained in section 21(3)(a), apply to a qualifying witness in respect of the relevant recording as they apply to a child witness (within the meaning of that section).
22 Extension of provisions of section 21 to certain witnesses over 18.
(1) For the purposes of this section— (a) a witness in criminal proceedings (other than the accused) is a “qualifying witness” if he— (i) is not an eligible witness at the time of the hearing (as defined by section 16(3)), but (ii) was under the age of 18 when a relevant recording was made; (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and (c) a “relevant recording”, in relation to a witness, is a video recording of an interview of the witness made with a view to its admission as evidence in chief of the witness. (2) Subsections (2) to (4) and (4C) of section 21, so far as relating to the giving of a direction complying with the requirement contained in section 21(3)(a), apply to a qualifying witness in respect of the relevant recording as they apply to a child witness (within the meaning of that section).
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