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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchThe Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981You are here:1981 No. 1675 (N.I. 26)PART VSummary trialArticle 28Table of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: ProvisionNext: ProvisionPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As made)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole OrderOpen Order without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to The Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. 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Heading above substituted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 86(4)art. 13A and cross-heading inserted by 2014 c. 13 Sch. para. 4(2)art. 29A excluded by 1975 c. 59 s. 4(3) (as substituted) by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 7(6)art. 29A inserted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 7(2)Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the The Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Order. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Order you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Order into force:S.R. 2011/285 art. 2 Sch. commences (2011 c. 15 (N.I.))S.R. 2012/13 art. 2(1) Sch. 1 art. 2(1) Sch. 2 commences (2011 c. 23 (N.I.))S.R. 2012/154 art. 2 commences (2011 c. 16)S.R. 2012/214 art. 2-5 commences (2011 c. 24 (N.I.))S.R. 2012/266 art. 2 Sch. Pt. 1 2 commences (2008 c. 13 (N.I.))S.R. 2012/307 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 28)S.R. 2012/313 art. 2 Sch. commences (2008 c. 4)S.R. 2015/49 art. 2 3 Sch. 1 commences (2011 c. 25 (N.I.))Power of court of summary jurisdiction to authorise taking deposition of person sick or unable to attendN.I.28.—(1) Where a court of summary jurisdiction is satisfied by the evidence of a duly qualified medical practitioner that a person, who is able and willing to give material information relating to a summary offence, or relating to any person accused of such offence, is so ill as to be unable to travel or where for any reason the attendance of a person before the court cannot conveniently be procured the court may adjourn the hearing in order that a deposition of that person may be taken in writing before a resident magistrate or other justice of the peace sitting out of petty sessions.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the deposition shall be admissible in evidence either for or against the accused without further proof thereof if it purports to be signed by the resident magistrate or justice of the peace by whom it purports to be taken.
(3) The deposition shall not be admissible in evidence either for or against the accused unless it is proved that reasonable notice of the intention to take the deposition had been served upon the person (whether complainant or accused) against whom it is proposed to be given in evidence and that he or his counsel or solicitor had or would have had if he had chosen to be present, an opportunity of cross-examining the person making the deposition.
(4) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in derogation of[F1 Articles 25 and 26 of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998].
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