38. Requirements for informant's statement in preliminary brief

38. Requirements for informant's statement in preliminary brief

A statement by the informant in a preliminary brief must be-

(a) in the form of an affidavit; or

(b) signed by the informant and contain an acknowledgment signed in the
presence of a person referred to in Schedule 3 that the statement is true and correct and is made in the belief that a person making a false statement in the circumstances is liable to the penalties of perjury; or

(c) in a form, and attested to in a manner, prescribed by the rules of court.

Note

Section 414 provides for acknowledgment of false statements.

Sub-section (2) used to specify that an informant who acknowledged a statement described in subsection (1) knowing the statement to be false is liable to the penalties for perjury. The provision has been removed as it is redundant, as described in the amended note.