# The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2019, Article 6: Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules


In Part 24 (Trial and sentence in a magistrates’ court), in rule 24.17 (Statutory declaration of ignorance of proceedings)—
(a) after paragraph (6) insert—
“(7) A court officer may take the statutory declaration to which this rule refers if that officer—
(a) is a justices’ legal adviser; or
(b) is nominated for the purpose by such a legal adviser.”; and
(b) after the second paragraph of the note to the rule insert—
“Section 2 of the Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889 allows rules that regulate the procedure of a court to authorise the taking of a statutory declaration by an officer of that court.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1119/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-no-2-rules-2019/article-6
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