Part 11Evidence
Chapter 1Evidence of bad character
General
111Rules of court
1
Rules of court may make such provision as appears to the appropriate authority to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act; and the appropriate authority is the authority entitled to make the rules.
2
The rules may, and, where the party in question is the prosecution, must, contain provision requiring a party who—
a
proposes to adduce evidence of a defendant’s bad character, or
b
proposes to cross-examine a witness with a view to eliciting such evidence,
to serve on the defendant such notice, and such particulars of or relating to the evidence, as may be prescribed.
3
The rules may provide that the court or the defendant may, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, dispense with a requirement imposed by virtue of subsection (2).
4
In considering the exercise of its powers with respect to costs, the court may take into account any failure by a party to comply with a requirement imposed by virtue of subsection (2) and not dispensed with by virtue of subsection (3).
5
The rules may—
a
limit the application of any provision of the rules to prescribed circumstances;
b
subject any provision of the rules to prescribed exceptions;
c
make different provision for different cases or circumstances.
6
Nothing in this section prejudices the generality of any enactment conferring power to make rules of court; and no particular provision of this section prejudices any general provision of it.
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In this section “prescribed” means prescribed by rules of court.