Seychelles Legislation

 

                 LAWS OF SEYCHELLES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

              CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

 

                     CHAPTER 54

 

              (SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                REVISED EDITION 1990

 

      PRINTED FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF SEYCHELLES

                         BY

                                                        Section 131

 

                                      The Prescription of Persons Notice

 

                                                    (15th May, 1972)

 

Short title             1.        This Notice may be cited as the Prescription of Persons

and commence‑    Notice, 1972, and shall come into operation on the 15th day of

ment.                   May, 1972.

 

Persons               2.        The following persons are hereby prescribed for the

prescribed            purposes of section 136 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

under section

131 of the                       W.A. Gliddon Esq BSc

Criminal                         South Western Forensic Science Laboratory

Procedure Code.             37 Julian Road

Sneyd Park

BRISTOL B29 IJY

 

R.M. Mitchell lEsq BSc

South Wales & Monmouthshire Forensic Science Laboratory

Government Officers, Tyglass Road

Llanishen

GARDIFF CF4 5YG

 

W.E. Montgomery Esq BSc PhD DIC ARCS

West Midland Forensic Science Laboratory

Priory House

Gooch Street North

BIRMINGHAM 5

 

I.G. Holden Esq BSc PhD FRIC

East Midland Forensic Science Laboratory

Shakespeare Street

NOTTINGHAM NG1 4FR

I.M. Barclay Esq BSc PhD FRIC

North Eastern Forensic Science Laboratory

Haddon Lodge

32 Rutland Drive

HARROGATE

 

 

S. S. Kind Esq BSc FLS FIBiol

Northern Forensic Science Laboratory

Government Site

Broadway West

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE3 5HL

 

F. L. Cann Esq Bsc ARIC

North Western Forensic Science Laboratory

Washington Hall

Euxton

CHORLEY

Lancashire

 

P. G. W. Cobb Esq

Home Countries Forensic Science Laboratory

Aldermaston

READING RG7 4PN

 

R. L. Williams MA DPhil DSc

Metropolitan Police Laboratory

2 Richbell Place

Theobalds Road

LONDON WC1

                                     THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

 

[SECTION 173 (2) (E)]

                                                             S.I. 113/1970.

                 THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (MINOR OFFENCES) ORDER

 

                                                 [19th October, 1970]

 

Citation.               1.        This order may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Minor Offences) Order.

 

Additional             2.        It is hereby directed that any offence mentioned in

offences which     paragraph (a), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of sub‑section (1) of

may be tried         section 18 of the Road Transport Ordinance may be tried in

under section        accordance with the provisions of section 169 of the Criminal

169 of Code.        Procedure Code.

Cap. 226.

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                                                     [SECTION 175]

 

                 THE SUPREME COURT (RECORD OF EVIDENCE) RULES      S.I.15/1963.                               

S.I.27/1982.                                    (6th May, 1963)                  

                                      

Citation                1.        These rules may be cited as the Supreme Court (Record of Evidence) Rules.

 

Record of            2.        In all criminal cases coming before the Supreme Court

evidence.             the evidence of the witnesses shall be recorded in the following manner:‑

 

           (a)     The evidence of each witness shall be taken down in writing in English by the Judge, or in his presence and hearing and under his personal direction and superintendence, and shall be signed by the Judge, and shall form part of the record.

 

(b)    Such evidence shall not ordinarily be taken down in the form of question and answer, but in the form of a narrative:

 

Provided that the Judge may in his discretion take down or cause to be taken down any particular question and answer.

 

(c)    Whenever the evidence of a witness is given in French in Creole the Judge may, if he is satisfied that he is sufficiently conversant with these languages, take down or cause to be taken down such evidence in English in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraphs without the use of a sworn interpreter.

 

Shorthand            3.        Notwithstanding anything in Rule 2, the Judge in any

notes.                  criminal trial before the Supreme Court may direct that shorthand notes shall be taken of the evidence and proceedings by one or more stenographers, who may or may not be assisted by recording equipment, and the transcription of such shorthand notes, when certified by the Judge, shall be the official record of the evidence and proceedings at such trial.

 

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                                                      Section 279(2)

 

                  JURORS (TRAVELLING AND SUBSISTENCE) RULES,       S.I.37/1982.

 

Citation.               1.        These rules may be cited as the Jurors (Travelling and Subsistence) Rules.

 

Travelling             2.        Jurors shall be entitled to be paid travelling and

and subsis‑           subsistence allowances during their attendance at the Supreme

tance                   Court in connection with any case for which they have been

allowances.          summoned according to the following scales:

 

Rupees

 

Professional and self‑employed persons, the

actual cost of their daily income lost by

such attendance per day or part thereof but

not to exceed               ...            ...           ...            ...           ... 100

 

Salarised persons other than salaried public

officers, the actual cost of their daily

                           salary or wages lost by such attendance per

day or part thereof but not to exceed          ...                            50

 

All other persons not being salaried public

officers, per day or part thereof   ...           ...                            30

 

Provided that all jurors from Praslin and La

Digue shall be paid the actual cost of

travelling by air or surface to Mahe and of

room and board during their stay in Mahe

but not to exceed per day            ...           ...            ...           100

 

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