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CHAPTER 9:07
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE ACT
Order-in-Council, 1898 (ss. 55 and 56); Ords. 4/1899, 10/1908, 13/1912; Acts 8/1924,
19/1926, 4/1927, 18/1927, 5/1932, 7/1933, 1/1934, 19/1936 (ss. 3, 4, 5 and 6), 37/1938 (ss.
24 and 25), 19/1942 (ss. 3 and 4), 22/1942 (s. 12), 25/1948 (s. 24), 52/1949, 27/1950,
14/1952, 56/1953 (s. 4), 6/1955, 9/1955 (Federal s. 126), 17/1957 (Federal s. 25), 4/1958 (s.
10), 24/1958, 72/1959, 10/1960, 53/1960 (ss. 55, 56 and 57), 24/1962 (s. 2), 32/1962,
43/1962 (s. 2), 18/1963 (s. 24), 21/1963, 12/1964 (ss. 14, 15 and 16), 22/1964 (s. 54),
69/1964, 18/1965, 44/1966 (s. 20), 58/1966, 11/1968 (s. 17), 12/1969, 22/1972 (s. 91),
24/1972 (ss. 3, 4 and 5), 11/1973 (s. 14), 32/1973, 42/1973 (s. 13), 61/1973 (s. 2), 37/1975,
48/1976 (s. 82), 50/1976, 38/1977 (s. 7), 31/1978, 41/1978 (s. 5), 17/1979 (s. 8), 15/1981 (s.
66), 29/1981 (s. 59), 15/1982 (s. 3), 3/1983, 31/1983 (s. 7), 15/1985. (s. 13), 25/1985 (s. 13),
32/1985, 17/1986, 24/1989, 4/1990, 27/1990, 1/1992, 2/1992, 22/1992 (s. 3), 15/1994,
20/1994, 8/1997, 9/1997 (s. 10), 8/1998, 25/1998 (s. 52), 9/1999 (s. 82), 14/1999 (s. 29),
6/2000 (s. 151)1, 8/2001 (s. 26)2, 22/2001 (s. 4)3, 23/2001 (s. 49)4, 1/2002 (s. 44)5, 14/2002
(s. 14)6, 14/20047; 23/20048, 6/20059, 9/200610, 3/200911, 1/201112 (s. 2), 5/201113 (s. 4),
5/201414 (s. 33), 2/201615; R.G.N.s 153/1963, 801/1963, 91/1964, 214/1964, 295/1964,
386/1964, 217/1970 as read with Act 29/1970 (s. 16), 313/1970, 1092/1970, 1116/1970,
416/1972, 327/1977 (s. 3); S.I.s 589/1979 (s. 3).
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
3. Proceedings to which Act applies.
4. Neither acquittal nor conviction a bar to civil action for damages.
1
Health Professions Act [Chapter 27:19] (with effect from the 2nd April, 2001).
2
Sexual Offences Act [Chapter 9:21] (with effect from the 17th August, 2001).
3
Criminal Penalties Amendment Act, 2001 (with effect from the 20th May, 2001).
Children’s Protection and Adoption Amendment Act, 2001 (with effect from the 18th January,
2002).
4
5
Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17] (with effect from the 22nd January, 2002).
6
General Laws Amendment (No. 2) Act. 2002 (with effect from the 24th January, 2003).
7
Criminal Procedure and Evidence Amendment Act, 2004 (No. 14 of 2004) (with effect from the 8th
October, 2004)
8
Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (with effect from the 1st July, 2006)
9
General Laws Amendment Act, 2005 (with effect from the 3rd February, 2006)
10
Criminal Procedure and Evidence Amendment Act, 2006 (with effect from the 19th January, 2007)
11
Finance Act, 2009 (No. 3 of 2009) (with effect from the 23rd April, 2009)
12
Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2011 (No. 1 of 2011) (with effect from the 24th June, 2011)
13
General Laws Amendment Act, 2011 (No. 5 of 2011) (with effect from the 17th May, 2011)
14
The National Prosecuting Authority Act [Chapter 7:20] (with effect from the 2nd January, 2015).
15
The Criminal Procedure and Evidence Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 2 of 2016) (with effect from the
10th June, 2016)