Criminal Procedure (Right Of Reply) Act 1964
1964 c.34
An Act to amend the law relating to the prosecution’s right of reply at trials on indictment.
1 Right of reply at trials on indictment.
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Upon the trial of any person on indictment—
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the prosecution shall not be entitled to the right of reply on the ground only that the Attorney General or the Solicitor General appears for the Crown at the trial; and
b
the time at which the prosecution is entitled to exercise that right shall, notwithstanding anything in section 2 of the M1Criminal Procedure Act 1865, be after the close of the evidence for the defence and before the closing speech (if any) by or on behalf of the accused.
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2 Short title, commencement and extent.
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This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Right of Reply) Act 1964.
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This Act shall come into operation at the time of expiration of a period of one month beginning with the day on which it was passed, but shall not apply to any trial at which the accused was arraigned before that time.
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This Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.