Theft Act 1968
19In section 27 of the [1968 c. 60.] Theft Act 1968 (evidence on charge of theft or handling stolen goods) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (4)—
“(4A)Where the proceedings mentioned in subsection (4) above are proceedings before a magistrates' court inquiring into an offence as examining justices that subsection shall have effect with the omission of the words from “subject to the following conditions” to the end of the subsection.”
20In section 28 of the Theft Act 1968 (orders for restitution) in subsection (4) for the words from “the depositions” to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted “and such written statements, depositions and other documents as were tendered by or on behalf of the prosecutor at any committal proceedings”.