Article 5 Amendments to the 1971 Rules

In rule 2, the following shall be substituted for the definition of “depositions”, including the proviso:—

• ““committal documents” means evidence falling within section 5A(3) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 and tendered at any committal proceedings:

• Provided that any requirement of these Rules that an application should be accompanied by a copy of any committal documents shall, as respects documents mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (d) of section 5A(3) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, be satisfied if a copy of such parts only of those documents as are, in the opinion of the applicant, material, accompanies the application, and the application contains an express statement to that effect.”.