Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

6(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..

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