Chapter V Competence of witnesses and capacity to be sworn England and Wales Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Pt. 2 Ch. 1A heading words inserted by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 s. 104(2) Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (with modifications) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 61(1)(2) Pt. 2 Ch. 1 applied (with modifications) by 2020 c. 17, s. 358I(1) (as inserted) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 Sch. 6 para. 1 Competence of witnesses Giving of sworn or unsworn evidence Chapter V