Section 358 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 358 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Matters to be read, explained to representatives. It provides as follows:

Where a representative appears, any requirement of this Law that says anything shall be done in the presence of the defendant, or shall be read or said or explained to the defendant, shall be construed as a requirement that that thing shall be done in the presence of the representative or read or said or explained to the representative:
Provided that paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 240 shall be sufficiently complied with if the representative is asked if he has any witnesses to examine or other evidence to adduce for the defence, and if the witnesses and other evidence, if any, are heard.