The Crown Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003
These Rules amend the Crown Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979 (“the principal Rules”) to prescribe:that, in applications for leave to present a voluntary bill of indictment under section 2(2)(e) of the Grand Jury (Abolition) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969, appearances before the judge may be in private; andthe procedure relating to applications under the Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 for a special measures direction in the case of witnesses who require assistance on the grounds of age; andthe procedure relating to applications under section 59 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 for the return of seized material and for directions as to the examination, retention, separation or return of seized property.