Rule 20.1 When this Part appliesI1
England and Wales
This Part applies in a magistrates’ court and in the Crown Court where a party wants to introduce hearsay evidence within the meaning of section 114 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003f1.
[Note. Under section 114 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, a statement not made in oral evidence is admissible as evidence of any matter stated if—
a statutory provision makes it admissible;
a rule of law preserved by section 118 makes it admissible;
the parties agree to it being admissible; or
it is in the interests of justice for it to be admissible.
Under section 115 of the Act—
a “statement” means any representation of fact or opinion, by any means, and includes a representation in pictorial form; and
a “matter stated” is something stated by someone with the apparent purpose of—
causing another person to believe it, or
causing another person, or a machine, to act or operate on the basis that the matter is as stated.]
Annotations
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Footnotes
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