The 1995 Act
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29In section 17A (right of person accused of sexual offence to be told about restriction on conduct of defence: arrest), in subsection (1)—
(a)for paragraphs (za) and (a) substitute—
“(a)that his case at, or for the purposes of, any relevant hearing (within the meaning of section 288C(1A)) in the course of the proceedings may be conducted only by a lawyer,”, and
(b)in paragraph (c), for the words from “preliminary” to “trial” substitute “hearing”.