Section 23: Taking or production of evidence
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23. Taking or production of evidence
(1) Where, in order to comply with a request, it is necessary for the evidence received by a Magistrate under Part IV to be verified in any manner,
the Magistrate shall specify the nature of the verification required.
(2) A Magistrate may, where he thinks necessary in order to protect—
(a) victims, witnesses, or a person alleged to have committed an
international crime; or
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(b) confidential or sensitive information,
direct that the public be excluded from the Court.
(3) The Magistrate shall ensure that a register is kept of the proceedings
that indicates—
(a) which persons with an interest in the matter were present;
(b) which of those persons were represented and by whom; and
(c) whether any of those persons was denied the opportunity of
cross-examining a witness as to any part of his testimony.
(4) The register shall not be open to inspection except as authorised by
the Attorney-General or with the leave of the Magistrate.
(5) A copy of the register of proceedings shall be sent to the AttorneyGeneral for transmission to the International Criminal Court.