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Changes over time for: Section 46
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The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Section 46 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Abolition of corroboration requirements under Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885N.I.
46.—(1) In the [1885 c. 69.] Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 in—
(a)section 2 (procurement); and
(b)section 3 (procurement of women by threats, false pretences or administering drugs),
the words from “Provided that” onwards (which provide that a person shall not be convicted of the offence concerned on the evidence of one witness only unless the witness is corroborated) are hereby repealed.
(2) Nothing in this Article applies in relation to—
(a)any trial, or
(b)any preliminary investigation or preliminary inquiry into an indictable offence conducted by a magistrates' court,
which began before the coming into operation of this Article.
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