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PART IV
Competence and Compellability of Spouses and Former Spouses to give Evidence
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Definitions (Part IV).
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20.—In this Part—
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“decree of judicial separation” includes a decree of divorce a mensa et thoro or any decree made by a court outside the State and recognised in the State as having the like effect;
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“former spouse” includes a person who, in respect of his marriage to an accused—
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(a) has been granted a decree of judicial separation, or
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(b) has entered into a separation agreement;
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“separation agreement” means an agreement in writing which provides for the spouses concerned living separately and apart from each other.
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