Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996

Criminal Justice Act 1948

18In section 41 of the [1948 c. 58.] Criminal Justice Act 1948 (evidence by certificate) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (5)—

(5A)Where the proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) above are proceedings before a magistrates' court inquiring into an offence as examining justices this section shall have effect with the omission of—

(a)subsection (4), and

(b)in subsection (5), paragraph (b) and the word “or” immediately preceding it.