Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (Electronic Authentication of Copy Documents) 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)

This Act of Adjournal amends Chapter 26 (documentary evidence) of the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996.

Paragraph 2(2) inserts a new paragraph (4) into rule 26.1 providing that references in ChapterĀ 26 to a certificate or docquet being endorsed on, or attached to, a copy of a document includes endorsement or attachment by electronic means.