(1)The prosecutor or defence may, at a trial, call a witness or produce an exhibit not disclosed in the Case for the Prosecution or the Case for the Defence, respectively, only if the prosecutor or defence (as the case may be) has given prior notice in writing to the court and the other parties to the trial of the intention of the prosecutor or defence (as the case may be) to call that witness or to produce that exhibit.
Section history
Section 231 — Notice required to call witness or produce exhibits not disclosed in Case for the Prosecution or Case for the Defence
As in force on 31 December 2021.
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(2)The notice must state the name of the witness and an outline of the witness’s evidence, or provide a brief description of the exhibit, as the case may be.