(1)In any criminal proceedings, an opinion of an expert on a point of scientific, technical or other specialised knowledge is admissible as evidence to the extent that it is so admissible by this Code, the Evidence Act 1893, the Criminal Procedure Rules or any other written law.
Section history
Section 269 — Opinion of expert in criminal proceedings
As in force on 17 August 2026.
(2)The Criminal Procedure Rules may prescribe —
(a)the duties of an expert;
(b)how an opinion of an expert on a point of scientific, technical or other specialised knowledge is to be adduced in evidence; and
(c)the requirements for any such opinion to be used in evidence.