s 254
In forceDefendant competent witness
Volume 3s 183UA-269SK
Part XIVCustoms prosecutions
254 Defendant competent witness
(1)
In every Customs prosecution the defendant shall be competent to give evidence.
(2)
In every Customs prosecution except for an indictable offence or for an offence directly punishable by imprisonment the defendant shall be compellable to give evidence.
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