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Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999

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Valid from 24/07/2002

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1(1)Section 1 of the Criminal Evidence Act 1898 (competence of accused as witness for the defence) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)Omit the words from the beginning to “Provided as follows:—”.

(3)In paragraph (a) of the proviso—

(a)for “so charged” substitute “ charged in criminal proceedings ”; and

(b)for “in pursuance of this Act” substitute “ in the proceedings ”.

(4)In paragraph (e) of the proviso—

(a)for “and being a witness in pursuance of this Act” substitute “ in criminal proceedings who is called as a witness in the proceedings ”; and

(b)for “the offence charged” substitute “ any offence with which he is charged in the proceedings ”.

(5)In paragraph (f) of the proviso—

(a)for “and called as a witness in pursuance of this Act” substitute “ in criminal proceedings who is called as a witness in the proceedings ”;

(b)for “that wherewith” substitute “ one with which ”; and

(c)in sub-paragraph (i), for “the offence wherewith” substitute “ an offence with which ”.

(6)In paragraph (g) of the proviso, for “called as a witness in pursuance of this Act” substitute “ charged in criminal proceedings who is called as a witness in the proceedings ”.

(7)Paragraphs (a), (e), (f) and (g) of the proviso shall be respectively numbered as subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the section.

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I1Sch. 4 para. 1 wholly in force in so far as not already in force at 24.7.2002 see S.I. 2002/1739, {art. 2(f)}

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