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Rule 34 Procedure on application under section 2(2)(e) of the Grand Jury (Abolition) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969

Northern Ireland

Every application to a judge under paragraph (e) of section 2(2) of the Grand Jury (Abolition) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969f1 for leave to present an indictment shall—

(i)

be in writing and signed by the applicant or his solicitor;

(ii)

be accompanied by the indictment which it is proposed to present;

(iii)

unless the application is made by or on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland, be accompanied by an affidavit by the applicant, or, if the applicant is a corporation, by an affidavit by a director or officer of the corporation, that the statements contained in the application are, to the best of the deponent's knowledge information and belief, true;

(iv)

state whether or not any application has previously been made, whether there have been any committal proceedings, and the result of any such application or proceedings; and

[(v

f2be served on the chief clerk and, subject to Rule 36A, at the same time on the accused, together with any accompanying documents.]

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1969 c. 15 (N.I.)

f2

Paragraph substituted by S.R. 2003 No. 71 with effect from 24.03.03