(1)Subject to this section, any fact of which oral evidence may be given in any criminal proceedings may be admitted for the purpose of those proceedings by or on behalf of the Public Prosecutor or the accused, and the admission by any party of any such fact under this section shall2021is,2021 as against that party be2021party,2021 conclusive evidence in those proceedings of the fact admitted.
Section history
Section 267 — Proof by formal admission
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
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(2)An admission under this section —
(a)may be made before or at the proceedings;
(b)if made otherwise than in court, must be in writing;
(c)if made in writing by an individual, must purport to be signed by the person making it and, if so made by a body corporate, limited liability partnership, partnership or unincorporated association, must purport to be signed by a duly authorised representative of that body corporate, limited liability partnership, partnership or unincorporated association, as the case may be;
(d)if made on behalf of an accused who is an individual, must be made by his or her 2021advocate; and
(e)if made before the trial by an accused who is an individual, must be approved by his or her 2021advocate before or at the proceedings in question.
(3)An admission under this section for the purpose of proceedings relating to any matter shall be2021is2021 treated as an admission for the purpose of any subsequent criminal proceedings relating to that matter, including any appeal or retrial.
(4)An admission under this section may with the leave2022permission2022 of the court be withdrawn in the proceedings for which it is made or any subsequent criminal proceedings relating to the same matter.