Part III Other Provisions about Evidence in Criminal Proceedings
33AF1 Evidence given by children.
(1)
A child’s evidence in criminal proceedings shall be given unsworn.
(2)
A deposition of a child’s unsworn evidence may be taken for the purposes of criminal proceedings as if that evidence had been given on oath.
F2(2A)
A child’s evidence shall be received unless it appears to the court that the child is incapable of giving intelligible testimony.
(3)
In this section “child” means a person under fourteen years of age.