Section 16F: Admissibility of statements

Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 · 1980 c.43

Part I: Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure

16F(1)

A statement contained in a document is admissible in proceedings conducted in accordance with section 16A as evidence of a matter stated if, in the particular case—

(a) the document is one in relation to which section 16A(1)(c) is satisfied, or

(b) section 16A(4) applies to the information in that document (as the case may be).

16F(2)

Subsection (1) does not prevent a court taking into consideration the nature of the evidence placed before it when deciding whether it is appropriate to try the written charge in accordance with section 16A.

16F(3)

In this section "statement" means any representation of fact or opinion.

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