# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 6NG: [ Procedure for the admission of evidence of bad character

Extent: N.I.

(1) A party to an appeal arising out of criminal proceedings in a magistrates’ court who wants to adduce evidence of a non-appellant’s bad character or to cross examine a witness with a view to eliciting such evidence, under Article 5 of the 2004 Order, shall give notice in Form 137N.
(2) Notice under paragraph (1) shall be served on the chief clerk ... and on every other party to the appeal within 14 days from the date of the service of notice of appeal from the decision of a magistrates’ court.
(3) Any party who wishes to oppose the application under paragraph (1) shall, within 14 days from the date on which notice of the application was served on him, notify the chief clerk and every other party to the appeal, in Form 137O, of his opposition.
(4) A party to an appeal arising out of criminal proceedings in a magistrates’ court who wants to adduce evidence of an appellant’s bad character or to cross examine a witness with a view to eliciting such evidence, under Article 6 of the 2004 Order, shall give notice in Form 137P.
(5) Notice under paragraph (4) shall be served on the chief clerk ... and on every other party to the appeal within 14 days from the date of the service of notice of appeal from the decision of a magistrates’ court.
(6) An application by an appellant to exclude bad character evidence shall be in Form 137Q and shall be served on the chief clerk ... and on every other party to the appeal within 7 days from the date on which the notice under paragraph (4) was served on him.
(7) An appellant who is entitled to have a notice served on him under this Rule may waive his entitlement by so informing the court and the party who would have served the notice.
(8) Without prejudice to the generality of Order 43 Rule 10, the court may, if it considers that it is in the interests of justice to do so,—
(a) allow a notice or application required under this Rule to be given in a different form or orally; or
(b) abridge or extend the time for service of a notice or application required under this Rule, either before or after that period expires.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/32/chapter/3/rule/6NG (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-32/chapter-3/rule-6NG
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