Legislation – Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
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PART 4VICTIMS AND WITNESSES
Victim statements
Supplementary statement34
(1)
The Department may by regulations make provision for a person who has made a victim statement in relation to an offence to be afforded on request an opportunity to make a statement supplementary to, or in amplification of, the victim statement.
(2)
The regulations may in particular make provision as to the time at which, manner in which and person or body by which that opportunity is to be afforded; but the regulations may not require an opportunity to be afforded where in all the circumstances of the case it is impracticable to do so.
(3)
References in section 35 to a victim statement include references to any statement made under this section in relation to that statement.