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Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act 2012

REPUBLIC OF NAURU
Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act 2012
Act No. 15 of 2012

Table of Provisions

1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Act amended
SCHEDULE
[1] Amendment of section 53 (Notice to attend court)

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An Act to amend the Criminal Procedure Act 1972

Certified on 6 November 2012

Enacted by the Parliament of Nauru as follows:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act 2012.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on certification.

3 Act amended

The Schedule amends the Criminal Procedure Act 1972.

SCHEDULE

[1] Amendment of section 53 (Notice to attend court)

1.1 Section 53(1)

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personally upon

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on

1.2 Section 53(1)

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any offence to which this section applies

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an offence

1.3 Section 53(1)

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two

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seven

1.4 Section 53(1)

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or to attend by a barrister and solicitor or pleader or to enter a written plea of guilty:

Provided that such notice shall be served not later than fourteen days after the date upon which the offence is alleged to have been committed.

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or, in accordance with section 61, to attend by a barrister and solicitor or pleader or to enter a written plea of guilty.

1.5 Section 53(3)

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before the time stated therein for attendance

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within seven days of service of the notice

1.6 Section 53(5)

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