ABSTRACT

Where the specific offence with which an accused person is charged in an indictment is one created by or under an enactment, then (without prejudice to the generality of rule 5 of these rules):

(a) the statement of offence shall contain a reference to:

(i) the section of, or the paragraph of the schedule to, the Act creating the offence in the case of an offence created by a provision of an Act;

(ii) the provision creating the offence in the case of a subordinate instrument;

(b) the particulars shall disclose the essential elements of the offence.