CHAPTER 91
PART IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PROCEEDINGS
104. (1) Except as may be otherwise provided by any law, all evidence taken in any inquiry or trial under this Code shall be taken in the presence of the accused, unless with his consent his absence has been dispensed with in accordance with the provisions of this Code.
(2) All evidence shall be recorded in English and, if any evidence is given in any other language, it shall be interpreted; and, in the case of any documents tendered in evidence which are written in a foreign language, a translation shall be provided. Any interpretation or translation shall be made by a person appointed or approved for the purpose by the court.
(3) If the accused does not understand English, any evidence given shall be interpreted to him in a language which he understands.
Admissibility of evidence - national proceedings
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