SCHEDULE 9 Minor Amendments

Service of documents by first class post

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(1)

In section 9(8) of the M1Criminal Justice Act 1967 (which relates to the service of a written statement to be admitted as evidence in criminal proceedings)—

(a)

in paragraph (c), after the word “service” there shall be inserted the words “ or by first class post ”; and

(b)

in paragraph (d), after the word “service” there shall be inserted the words “ or by first class post ”.

F1(2)

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(3)

In section 1 of the M2Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (which requires warning of prosecution for certain offences to be given), after subsection (1), there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(1A)

A notice required by this section to be served on any person may be served on that person—

(a)

by delivering it to him;

(b)

by addressing it to him and leaving it at his last known address; or

(c)

by sending it by registered post, recorded delivery service or first class post addressed to him at his last known address.”.