# The Indictments (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 1997, 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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/711/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/indictments-procedure-amendment-rules-1997/article-5
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