198 Remote observation and recording of court and tribunal proceedings

Transmission and recording of court and tribunal proceedings

198  Remote observation and recording of court and tribunal proceedings

(1)     In the Courts Act 2003, after section 85 insert—

“Part 7Za
Transmission and Recording of Court and Tribunal Proceedings
Remote observation and recording
85A Remote observation and recording of proceedings by direction of a court or tribunal

(1)     This section applies (subject to subsections (12) and (13)) to proceedings in any court; and in this section “court” has the same meaning as in the Contempt of Court Act 1981 (see section 19 of that Act).

(2)     If the proceedings are specified under subsection (8)(a), the court may direct that images or sounds of the proceedings are to be transmitted electronically for the purpose of enabling persons not taking part in the proceedings to watch or listen to the proceedings.

(3)     A direction under subsection (2) may authorise only the following types of transmission—

(a)     transmission to designated live-streaming premises, or

(b)     transmission to which individuals are given access only having first identified themselves to the court (or to a person acting on behalf of the court).

(4)     In subsection (3)(a), “designated live-streaming premises”

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