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Criminal Procedure Act 1865 (c. 18)E+W

79E+WIn section 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1865 (witness’s conviction for offence may be proved if not admitted)—

(a)for “A witness may be” there is substituted “ If, upon a witness being lawfully ”;

(b)the words “and upon being so questioned, if” are omitted.

Criminal Evidence Act 1898 (c. 36)E+W

80E+WIn section 1 of the Criminal Evidence Act 1898 (defendant as witness)—

(a)at the beginning of subsection (2) there is inserted “ Subject to section 101 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (admissibility of evidence of defendant’s bad character), ”;

(b)subsection (3) is omitted.

Army Act 1955 (c. 18)E+W

81E+WF1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 36 paras. 81-84 repealed (28.3.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 31.10.2009) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), 378(2), 383, {Sch. 17}; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 36 para. 81 wholly in force at 4.4.2005; Sch. 36 para. 81 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); Sch. 36 para. 81 in force for certain purposes at 1.1.2005 by S.I. 2004/3033, art. 4; Sch. 36 para. 81 in force in so far as not already in force at 4.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 43(b) (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)

Air Force Act 1955 (c. 19)E+W

82E+WF2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2Sch. 36 paras. 81-84 repealed (28.3.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 31.10.2009) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), 378(2), 383, {Sch. 17}; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 36 para. 82 wholly in force at 4.4.2005; Sch. 36 para. 82 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); Sch. 39 para. 82 in force for certain purposes at 1.1.2005 by S.I. 2004/3033, art. 4; Sch. 36 para. 82 in force in so far as not already in force at 4.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 43(b) (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)

Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53)E+W

83E+WF3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F3Sch. 36 paras. 81-84 repealed (28.3.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 31.10.2009) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), 378(2), 383, {Sch. 17}; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 36 para. 83 wholly in force at 4.4.2005; Sch. 36 para. 83 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); Sch. 36 para. 83 in force for certain purposes at 1.1.2005 by S.I. 2004/3033, art. 4; Sch. 36 para. 83 in force in so far as not already in force at 4.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 43(b) (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)

Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52)E+W

84E+WF4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4Sch. 36 paras. 81-84 repealed (28.3.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 31.10.2009) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), 378(2), 383, {Sch. 17}; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Commencement Information

I4Sch. 36 para. 84 wholly in force at 4.4.2005; Sch. 36 para. 84 not in force at Royal Assent, see. s. 336(3); Sch. 36 para. 84 in force for certain purposes at 1.1.2005 by S.I. 2005/3033, art. 4; Sch. 36 para. 84 in force in so far as not already in force at 4.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 43(b) (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)E+W

85(1)Section 74 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (conviction as evidence of commission of offence) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (1) (commission of offence by non-defendant) for the words from “, where to do so” to “committed that offence” there is substituted “ that that person committed that offence, where evidence of his having done so is admissible ”.

(3)In subsection (3) (commission of offence by defendant) the words from “in so far” to “he is charged,” are omitted.

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