Rule 22 Mode in which offences are to be charged

A description of the offence charged in an indictment or, where more than one offence is charged in an indictment, of each offence so charged shall be set out in the indictment in a separate paragraph called a count.

A count of an indictment shall commence with a statement of the offence charged, called the statement of offence.

The statement of offence shall describe the offence shortly in ordinary language, avoiding as far as possible the use of technical terms, and without necessarily stating all the essential elements of the offence, and, if the offence charged is on created by statute, shall contain a reference to the section of the statute creating the offence.

After the statement of the offence, particulars of such offence shall be set out in ordinary language, in which the use of technical terms shall not be necessary:

Provided that where any rule of law or any statute limits the particulars of an offence which are required to be given in an indictment, nothing in this rule shall require any more particulars to be given than those so required.

Where an indictment contains more than one count, the counts shall be numbered consecutively.