Criminal Evidence (Amendment) Act 1997

Violent and other offences E+W

6 E+W Any of the following offences—

(a) murder;

(b) manslaughter;

(c) false imprisonment; and

(d) kidnapping.

7 E+W Any offence under any of the following provisions of the Offences Against the M1 Person Act 1861—

(a) section 4 (conspiring or soliciting to commit murder);

(b) section 16 (threats to kill);

(c) section 18 (wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm);

(d) section 20 (causing grievous bodily harm);

(e) section 21 (attempting to choke etc. in order to commit or assist in the committing of any indictable offence);

(f) section 22 (using chloroform etc. to commit or assist in the committing of any indictable offence);

(g) section 23 (maliciously administering poison etc. so as to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm);

(h) section 24 (maliciously administering poison etc. with intent to injure etc.); and

(i) section 47 (assault occasioning actual bodily harm).

Marginal Citations

M1 1861 c. 100.

8 E+W Any offence under either of the following provisions of the M2 Explosive Substances Act 1883—

(a) section 2 (causing explosion likely to endanger life or property); and

(b) section 3 (attempt to cause explosion, or making or keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or property).

Marginal Citations

M2 1883 c. 3.

9 E+W Any offence under section 1 of the M3 Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (cruelty to persons under 16).

Marginal Citations

M3 1933 c. 12.

10 E+W Any offence under section 4(1) of the M4 Criminal Law Act 1967 (assisting offender) committed in relation to the offence of murder.

Marginal Citations

M4 1967 c. 58.

11 E+W Any offence under any of the following provisions of the M5 Firearms Act 1968—

(a) section 16 (possession of firearm with intent to injure);

(b) section 17 (use of firearm to resist arrest); and

(c) section 18 (carrying firearm with criminal intent).

Marginal Citations

M5 1968 c. 27.

12 E+W Any offence under either of the following provisions of the M6 Theft Act 1968—

(a) section 9 (burglary); and

(b) section 10 (aggravated burglary);

and any offence under section 12A of that Act (aggravated vehicle-taking) involving an accident which caused the death of any person.

Marginal Citations

M6 1968 c. 60.

13 E+W Any offence under section 1 of the M7 Criminal Damage Act 1971 (destroying or damaging property) required to be charged as arson.

Marginal Citations

M7 1971 c. 48.

14 E+W Any offence under section 2 of the M8 Child Abduction Act 1984 (abduction of child by person other than parent).

Marginal Citations

M8 1984 c. 37.