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subsection (1) above shall not apply to reports of those proceedings.

(3) It shall not be unlawful under this section to publish or broadcast a report of committal proceedings containing any matter other than that permitted by subsection (4) below—
 * (a) where the magistrates’ court determines not to commit the accused, or determines to commit none of the accused, for trial, after it so determines;
 * (b) where the court commits the accused or any of the accused for trial, after the conclusion of his trial or, as the case may be, the trial of the last to be tried;

and where at any time during the inquiry the court proceeds to try summarily the case of one or more of the accused under section 25(3) or (7) below, while committing the other accused or one or more of the other accused for trial, it shall not be unlawful under this section to publish or broadcast as part of a report of the summary trial, after the court determines to proceed as aforesaid, a report of so much of the committal proceedings containing any such matter as takes place before the determination.

(4) The following matters may be contained in a report of committal proceedings published or broadcast without an order under subsection (2) above before the time authorised by subsection (3) above, that is to say—
 * (a) the identity of the court and the names of the examining justices;
 * (b) the names, addresses and occupations of the parties and witnesses and the ages of the accused and witnesses;
 * (c) the offence or offences, or a summary of them, with which the accused is or are charged;
 * (d) the names of counsel and solicitors engaged in the proceedings;
 * (e) any decision of the court to commit the accused or any of the accused for trial, and any decision of the court on the disposal of the case of any accused not committed;
 * (f) where the court commits the accused or any of the accused for trial, the charge or charges, or a summary of them, on which he is committed and the court to which he is committed;
 * (g) where the committal proceedings are adjourned, the date and place to which they are adjourned;