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Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991
65Recording of witness’s evidence at pre-trial hearing
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65 Recording of witness’s evidence at pre-trial hearing
admissible in related hearing
(1) This section applies if an audiovisual recording of a witness’s
evidence given at a pre-trial hearing is admitted in evidence at the
hearing of a relevant proceeding.
(2) The recording is admissible as the witness’s evidence in a related
proceeding unless the court in the related proceeding otherwise
orders.
(3) However, the court in the related proceeding may—
(a) refuse to admit all or any part of the audiovisual recording in
(b) if the court refuses to admit part of the recording in evidence—
order that the part that is not admitted be deleted from the
(4) A party in the related proceeding may apply to the court for an order
that the witness attend the hearing to give further evidence.
(5) The court must not make the order unless satisfied that—
(a) the applicant has become aware of something that the applicant
did not know or could not reasonably have known when the
audiovisual recording was recorded; and
(b) if the witness had given evidence in person at the hearing—the
witness could be recalled; and
(c) it is in the interests of justice to make the order.
(6) In this section:
related proceeding, in relation to the relevant proceeding in which
the audiovisual recording was admitted in evidence, means—
(a) a re-hearing or re-trial of, or appeal from, the hearing of the
proceeding; or
(b) another proceeding in the same court as the proceeding for the
(c) a proceeding for another offence arising from the same, or the
same set of, circumstances; or
(d) a civil proceeding arising from the offence.