Valid from 15/12/2004
99Abolition of common law rulesE+W
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(1)The common law rules governing the admissibility of evidence of bad character in criminal proceedings are abolished.
(2)Subsection (1) is subject to section 118(1) in so far as it preserves the rule under which in criminal proceedings a person’s reputation is admissible for the purposes of proving his bad character.