(b)  the circumstances in which the court may receive evidence and conduct a hearing  by live link.] ”;  (i) for paragraph (3) substitute—  “(3) Where the court can give, make, vary or discharge a special measures direction, a  defendant’s evidence direction or a witness anonymity order the court must—  (a) announce the reasons for a decision to do so or not to do so; and  (b) in the case of a special measures direction, make that announcement at a hearing in  public before the witness who is the subject of that direction gives evidence.  (4) Where the court can give, vary or rescind a live link direction the court must—  (a) announce the reasons for a decision not to give such a direction; and  (b) in the case of a live link direction for a sentencing hearing, announce the reasons  for a decision to rescind that direction.  (5) Where the court gives a direction for everyone taking part in a hearing to do so by live  link the court must announce the reasons for a decision—  (a) not to direct that the proceedings are to be broadcast, within the meaning of section  85A of the Courts Act 2003( a ) (Enabling the public to see and hear proceedings);  or  (b) not to direct that a recording of the proceedings is to be made, within the meaning  of that section of that Act.”,  “ [Note. See sections 20(5), 33A(8) and 33BB(4) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence  Act 1999 ( b ) , sections 57B(6), 57E(8) and 57F(9) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and  section 51(8) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. ”, and “ Under section 85A of the Courts Act 2003, if the court directs that proceedings are to be  conducted wholly by live video or live audio link the court may direct (i) that the  proceedings are to be broadcast for the purpose of enabling members of the public to see  and hear, or to hear, those proceedings (as the case may be), and (ii) that a recording of  the proceedings is to be made for the purpose of enabling the court to keep an audio-visual,  or audio, record of the proceedings (as the case may be). ”; (e) for rule 18.23 (Exercise of court’s powers) substitute—  “ 18.23. —(1) The court may exercise its power to give, vary or rescind a live link  direction—  (ii) for the first paragraph of the note to the rule substitute—  (iii) after the second paragraph of the note to the rule insert—  (a) at a hearing, in public or in private, or without a hearing; and  (b) without requiring an application under rule 18.24 (Content of application for a live  link direction).  (2) Whether it acts on an application or on its own initiative, the court must not—  (a) give or vary such a direction in contravention of a prohibition or limitation  imposed by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 or the Criminal Justice Act 2003; or  (b) give, vary or rescind such a direction—  ( a ) 2003 c. 39; section 85A was inserted as a modification by section 55 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 25 to, the Coronavirus  Act 2020 (c. 7).  ( b ) 1999 c. 23; section 20 was amended by paragraph 384(a) of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39). Section 33A was  inserted by section 47 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48). Section 33BB is inserted by section 104 of the Coroners  and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), with effect from a date to be appointed.  4