SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
The Criminal Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1923 (c. 9 (N.I.))
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Section 1 (competence of accused as witness for the defence) is amended as follows.
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Omit the words from the beginning to “Provided as follows:-”.
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In paragraph (a) of the proviso—
a
for “so charged” substitute “charged in criminal proceedings”; and
b
for “in pursuance of this Act” substitute “in the proceedings”.
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In paragraph (e) of the proviso—
a
for “and being a witness in pursuance of this Act” substitute “in criminal proceedings who is called as a witness in the proceedings”; and
b
for “the offence charged” substitute “any offence with which he is charged in the proceedings”.
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In paragraph (f) of the proviso—
a
for “and called as a witness in pursuance of this Act” substitute “in criminal proceedings who is called as a witness in the proceedings”;
b
for “that wherewith” substitute “one with which”; and
c
in sub-paragraph (i), for “the offence wherewith” substitute “an offence with which”.
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In paragraph (g) of the proviso, for “called as a witness in pursuance of this Act” substitute “charged in criminal proceedings who is called as a witness in the proceedings”.
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Paragraphs (a), (e), (f) and (g) of the proviso shall be respectively numbered as subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the section.