Paragraph 6 F1

(1)

Section 7(2), (3) and (4) apply for the purposes of this Schedule as follows.

(2)

Subsection (2) (apart from paragraphs (b) and (d)) applies to the determination of any issue, and the admission or requirement of any evidence, relating to a person's previous cautions or to ancillary circumstances as it applies to matters relating to a person's previous convictions and circumstances ancillary thereto.

(3)

Subsection (3) applies to evidence of a person's previous cautions and ancillary circumstances as it applies to evidence of a person's convictions and the circumstances ancillary thereto; and for this purpose subsection (3) shall have effect as if—

(a)

any reference to subsection (2) or (4) of section 7 were a reference to that subsection as applied by this paragraph; and

(b)

the words “or proceedings to which section 8 below applies” were omitted.

(4)

Subsection (4) applies for the purpose of excluding the application of paragraph 3(1); and for that purpose subsection (4) shall have effect as if the words “(other than proceedings to which section 8 below applies)” were omitted.

(5)

References in the provisions applied by this paragraph to section 4(1) are to be read as references to paragraph 3(1).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2 inserted (E.W.) (19.12.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 49, 153(7), Sch. 10 para. 6 (with Sch. 27 para. 19); S.I. 2008/3260, art. 2(1)(d)