Amendment of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984E+W+N.I.
29.—(1) The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 M1 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 73 M2 (proof of convictions and acquittals)—
(a)in subsection (1), omit “or any other member State”;
(b)omit subsection (2)(c) and the “and” preceding it;
(c)in subsection (3)—
(i)in paragraph (b), omit “in the United Kingdom”;
(ii)omit paragraph (c) and the “and” preceding it.
(3) In section 74 (conviction as evidence of commission of offence) M3—
(a)in subsection (1), omit “or any other member State”;
(b)in subsection (2), omit “or any other member State”;
(c)in subsection (3)(a), omit “or any other member State”.
(4) In section 75(1) (provisions supplementary to section 74) M4, for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)the contents of the information, complaint, indictment or charge-sheet on which the person in question was convicted,”.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 29 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)
Marginal Citations
M2Section 73(1) was amended by paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 17 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25) (“the 2009 Act”); section 73(2) was amended by paragraph 128(2) of Schedule 13 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) and paragraph 13(3) of Schedule 17 to the 2009 Act; section 73(3) was amended by paragraph 285 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39) and paragraph 13(4) of Schedule 17 to the 2009 Act.
M3Section 74(1) was amended by paragraph 85(2) of Schedule 36 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) and paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 17 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25) (“the 2009 Act”); section 74(2) and 74(3)(a) was amended by paragraph 14 of Schedule 17 to the 2009 Act.
M4Amended by paragraph 15 of Schedule 17 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c.25).