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Amendment of section 4E of Act of 1967
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14. Section 4E of the Act of 1967 is amended—
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(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (1A), at any time” for “At any time”, and
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(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):
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“(1A) Where—
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(a) a court makes a relevant order within the meaning of Part 2of the Criminal Procedure Act 2021 at a preliminary trial hearing (within the meaning of that Part) to the effect that evidence shall not be admitted at trial, and
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(b) the order is appealed under section 7 of that Act,
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the accused may not make an application under subsection (1) to dismiss a charge to which the order relates until that appeal is determined or withdrawn.”.
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