8. Amendment of section 29 of Child Care Act 1991.
Section 29 of the Act of 1991 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (5):
(a) Subject to paragraph (b), nothing contained in this section shall operate to prohibit bona fide representatives of the Press from attending proceedings referred to in subsection (1).
(b) Subject to paragraphs (c) and (d), where, in proceedings referred to in subsection (1), a court is satisfied that it is necessary to do so -
(i) in order to preserve the anonymity of a party to the proceedings or any child to whom the proceedings relate,
(ii) by reason of the nature or circumstances of the case, or
(iii) as it is otherwise necessary in the interests of justice,
the court may, on its own motion, or on application to it by a party to the proceedings or by a person on behalf of a child to whom the proceedings relate, by order -
(I) exclude, or otherwise restrict the attendance of, bona fide representatives of the Press from the court during the hearing or particular parts of it, or
(II) prohibit or restrict the publication or broadcasting of any evidence given or referred to during the proceedings or any part of such evidence,
and any such order may, with regard to any restriction, contain such conditions as the court considers appropriate.