# The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 48: Procedure in relation to unfitness to be tried


In Article 49 of the 1986 NI 4. Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (procedure in relation to unfitness to be tried)—
(a) after paragraph (4) there shall be inserted—
“(4A) A jury shall not make a determination under paragraph (4) except on the oral evidence of a medical practitioner appointed for the purposes of Part II by the Commission and on the written or oral evidence of one other medical practitioner” ;
(b) paragraphs (5) to (8) shall be omitted;
(c) in paragraph (9) for “Article 51(6)” there shall be substituted “Articles 49A, 50A and 51(6)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/3160/article/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-1996/article-48
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