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348: Copy of indictment
or “The law used to say you must give a copy of the charges to the person accused of a crime.”
You could also call this:

“This rule about how to handle treason cases in court was taken out of the law in 1989.”

This section of the law was about special rules for filing an indictment in cases of treason. However, it no longer applies. The government removed this part of the Crimes Act 1961 on 26 December 1989. They did this when they passed a new law called the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 1989. This means there are no longer any special rules for treason cases in this part of the law.

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Part 12 Procedure
Filing indictment

349Special provisions in case of treason (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 349: repealed, on , by section 3(1)(a) of the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 1989 (1989 No 119).