s 13
In forceCertificate under s. 12 may be pleaded in bar to prosecution
13 Certificate under s. 12 may be pleaded in bar to prosecution
If any person examined as a witness under section 12 receives the certificate therein mentioned (but not otherwise) he shall be freed from all criminal prosecutions and penal actions, and from all penalties, forfeitures, and punishments to which he was liable for anything done before that time in respect of the matters touching which he is so examined:
Provided that nothing herein contained shall make such certificate pleadable in bar of any indictment or information brought against such person for perjury committed in such proceedings as aforesaid.
[Section 13 amended: No. 47 of 1990 s. 6.]
Research tools for this sectionPro
The statute text is free to read above. View Pro plans to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.