E1SCHEDULE 9 Minor Amendments
Service of documents by first class post
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1
In section 9(8) of the M1Criminal Justice Act 1967 (which relates to the service of a written statement to be admitted as evidence in criminal proceedings)—
a
in paragraph (c), after the word “service” there shall be inserted the words “
or by first class post
”
; and
b
in paragraph (d), after the word “service” there shall be inserted the words “
or by first class post
”
.
2
In section 11(7) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (which provides for the means by which a notice of alibi may be given), after the word “service” there shall be inserted the words “
or by first class post
”
.
3
In section 1 of the M2Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (which requires warning of prosecution for certain offences to be given), after subsection (1), there shall be inserted the following subsection—
1A
A notice required by this section to be served on any person may be served on that person—
a
by delivering it to him;
b
by addressing it to him and leaving it at his last known address; or
c
by sending it by registered post, recorded delivery service or first class post addressed to him at his last known address.
Sch. 9 does not extend to Scotland in so far as it relates to s. 17(1) of the Video Act 1984 see s. 172(16)