Criminal Procedure (Record of Evidence) (High Court) Rules, 1953

Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Citation
Government Notice 28 of 1953
Primary work
Criminal Procedure Act
Date
31 July 2002
Language
English
Type
Legislation
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Tanzania
Criminal Procedure Act

Criminal Procedure (Record of Evidence) (High Court) Rules, 1953

Government Notice 28 of 1953

  • Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
  • Commenced
  • [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
  • [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
[G.Ns. Nos. 28 of 1953; 286 of 1956]

1. Citation

These Rules may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Record of Evidence) (High Court) Rules.

2. Interpretation

In these rules, "court stenographer" means any person appointed by the Chief Justice to be a court stenographer.

3. Record of evidence

In all trials of criminal cases before the High Court the record of the evidence of each witness shall consist of—
(a)a record or memorandum of the substance of the evidence taken down in writing by the Judge, which shall not ordinarily be in the form of question and answer but in the form a of narrative;
(b)a typewritten transcript of a shorthand record of the evidence, made in accordance with the provisions of rules 4 and 5 of these Rules; or
(c)partly a record or memorandum made in accordance with paragraph (a) of this rule and partly a typewritten transcript made in accordance with paragraph (b) of this rule.

4. Shorthand record

The Judge may direct a court stenographer to make a shorthand record of the whole of or any part of the substance of the evidence of any witness.

5. Transcription and typing of record

A shorthand record made under the provisions of rule 4 shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, be transcribed and typewritten by the same or any other court stenographer who shall certify it in the form set out in the Schedule hereto.

Schedule

Form of certificate

[Editorial note: The form has not been reproduced.]
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