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Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999

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    Part II: Giving of evidence or information for purposes of criminal proceedings

    Chapter II: Protection of witness from cross-examination by accused in person
    Section 34: Complainants in proceedings for sexual offences

    133.This section prevents defendants charged with rape or other sexual offences (as set out in section 62) who choose to conduct their own defence from personally cross-examining the complainant of the offence. It also extends the prohibition to any other offence with which the defendant is charged in the proceedings.

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