Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017
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Amendment of section 4I of Criminal Procedure Act 1967 | ||
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28. Section 4I of the Criminal Procedure Act 1967 is amended— | ||
(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3): | ||
“(3) Subsection (2) is without prejudice to the right of— | ||
(a) a parent, relative or friend of the accused or of an injured party, or | ||
(b) a support worker chosen by an injured party, | ||
to remain in court in any case to which section 20(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1951 , section 6 of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981 , section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 or section 20 of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 applies.”, | ||
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(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3): | ||
“(4) In this section, ‘support worker’ means a volunteer of, or an individual employed under a contract of service or under a contract for services by, an organisation which provides support to victims of crime.”. |