Criminal Evidence Act, 1992
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Identification evidence. |
18.—Where— | |
(a) a person is accused of an offence to which this Part applies, and | ||
(b) evidence is given by a person (in this section referred to as “the witness”) through a live television link pursuant to section 13 (1), | ||
then— | ||
(i) in case evidence is given that the accused was known to the witness before the date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed, the witness shall not be required to identify the accused at the trial of the offence, unless the court in the interests of justice directs otherwise, and | ||
(ii) in any other case, evidence by a person other than the witness that the witness identified the accused at an identification parade as being the offender shall be admissible as evidence that the accused was so indentified. |