Part 11

Evidence
Chapter 1

Evidence of bad character

Introductory

Abolition of common law rules
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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.