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Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

Abolition of preliminary investigation and mixed committals

Section 1: Abolition of preliminary investigations

This section abolishes preliminary investigations in which witnesses can be called to give evidence on oath as a means for conducting committal proceedings by repealing Article 30 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. This section also provides that all committal proceedings in a magistrates’ court shall be by way of a preliminary inquiry provided for under the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.

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