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Introductory Text
PART I INTRODUCTORY
1.Title and commencement
2.Interpretation
PART II EVIDENCE OF BAD CHARACTER
Introductory
3.“Bad character”
4.Abolition of common law rules
Persons other than defendants
5.Non-defendant's bad character
Defendants
6.Defendant's bad character
7.“Important explanatory evidence”
8.“Matter in issue between the defendant and the prosecution”
9.“Matter in issue between the defendant and a co-defendant”
10.“Evidence to correct a false impression”
11.“Attack on another person's character”
12.Stopping the case where evidence contaminated
13.Offences committed by a defendant when a child
General
14.Assumption of truth in assessment of relevance or probative value
15.Court's duty to give reasons for rulings
16.Rules of court
17.Interpretation of Part II
PART III HEARSAY EVIDENCE
Hearsay: main provisions
18.Admissibility of hearsay evidence
19.Statements and matters stated
Principal categories of admissibility
20.Cases where a witness is unavailable
21.Business and other documents
22.Preservation of certain common law rules in relation to hearsay
23.Inconsistent statements
24.Other previous statements of witnesses
Supplementary
25.Additional requirement for admissibility of multiple hearsay
26.Documents produced as exhibits
27.Capability to make statement
28.Credibility
29.Stopping the case where evidence is unconvincing
30.Court's general discretion to exclude evidence
Miscellaneous
31.Expert evidence: preparatory work
32.Confessions
33.Representations other than by a person
34.Evidence at retrial
35.Rules of court
36.Proof of statements in documents
37.Interpretation of Part III
38.Repeals
PART IV OTHER EVIDENCE
Video Recording
39.Evidence by video recording
40.Video evidence: further provisions
Documents to refresh memory
41.Use of documents to refresh memory
Interpretation of Part IV
42.Interpretation of Part IV
PART V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
43.Saving
44.Supplementary and consequential provision
45.Orders
Article 46—Amendments and Repeals
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1—Amendments
Schedule 2—Repeals