New clause 2 - Application of sections 30 and 31
Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords]
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'.—(1) This section applies for the purposes of sections 30 and 31.
(2) Before a person gives evidence he shall be informed in ordinary language of—
(a) whether or not he is compelled to give evidence (and if so in what circumstances), and
(b) the uses to which his evidence (or the fact of his failure to give evidence) may be put by the court in a country outside the United Kingdom before which the proceedings are carried on.'.—[Mr. Hawkins.]
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