Sch 4 para 1
(1) Section 1 of the Criminal Evidence Act 1898 (competence of accused as witness for the defence) is amended as follows. (2) Omit the words from the beginning to “Provided as follows:—”. (3) In paragraph (a) of the proviso— (a) for “so charged” substitute “ charged in criminal proceedings ” ; and (b) for “in pursuance of this Act” substitute “ in the proceedings ” . (4) In paragraph (e) of the proviso— (a) for “and being a witness in pursuance of this Act” substitute “ in criminal proceedings who is called as a witness in the proceedings ” ; and (b) for “the offence charged” substitute “ any offence with which he is charged in the proceedings ” . (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) In paragraph (g) of the proviso, for “called as a witness in pursuance of this Act” substitute “ charged in criminal proceedings who is called as a witness in the proceedings ” . (7) Paragraphs (a), (e), (f) and (g) of the proviso shall be respectively numbered as subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the section.