1 Provisions of sect. 2. of this Act to apply to trials commenced on or after July 1, 1865.E+W+N.I.
The provisions of section two of this Act shall apply to every trial . . . . . . F1; and the provisions of sections from three to eight, inclusive, of this Act shall apply to all courts of judicature, as well criminal as all others, and to all persons having, by law or by consent of parties, authority to hear, receive, and examine evidence.
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58), Sch. 3 Pt. III and (N.I.) Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 18), Sch. 2 Pt. II