Article 6 Amendment of Magistrates’ Courts (Forms) Rules 1981

in the heading, for the words in the brackets there shall be substituted “CPI Act 1996, s.68, Schedule 2; MC Act 1980, ss.4, 5A to 5D, 6, 8, 97A, 98; MC Rules 1981, rr.4B, 6, 7, 8, 11”;

for the paragraphs which are side-headed “Depositions” and “Statements” respectively there shall be substituted—

“Documentary Evidence

I hereby certify that—

(a)

the statements by the persons listed in Part I of Schedule hereto; and

(b)

the depositions of the persons listed in Part II of that Schedule;

were tendered in evidence in accordance with section 5A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980.”;

for the paragraph side-headed “Alibi” there shall be substituted—

“Notice of right to object to statement or deposition being read as evidence at trial without oral evidence

I hereby certify that the accused, having been notified by the prosecutor, was reminded by the court on his committal for trial of his right to object, by written notification to the prosecutor and the Crown Court within 14 days of being committed for trial, unless that court permits such an objection to be made outside that period, to any statement or deposition being read as evidence at the trial without oral evidence being given by the person who made the statement or deposition and without the opportunity to cross-examine that person.”;

the footnotes marked * and † respectively shall be omitted; and

for Schedule 2 there shall be substituted—

“SCHEDULE 2

PART I

STATEMENTS

Name, address and occupation of person making statement	Page No.

PART II

DEPOSITIONS

Name, address and occupation of person making deposition	Page No.

”