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and if the property is so described it shall not be necessary (except when required for the purpose of describing an offence depending on any special ownership of property or special value of property) to name the person to whom the property belongs or the value of the property.
(2) Where property is vested in more than one person and the owners of the property are referred to in an indictment, it shall be sufficient to describe the property as owned by one of those persons by name with others, and if the persons owning the property are a body of persons with a collective name, such as "Inhabitants", "Trustees", "Commissioners" or "Club" or other such name, it shall be sufficient to use the collective name without naming any individual.
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of persons.
4. The description or designation in an indictment of the accused person, or of any other person to whom reference is made therein, shall be such as is reasonably sufficient to identify him, without necessarily stating his correct name or his abode, style, degree or occupation; and if, owing to the name of the person not being known or for any other reason, it is impracticable to give such a description or designation, such description or designation shall be given as is reasonably practicable in the circumstances, or such person may be described as "a person unknown".
5. Where it is necessary to refer to any document or instrument in an indictment it shall be sufficient to describe it by any name or designation by which it is usually known or by the purport thereof, without setting out any copy thereof.
of document.
as to
6. Subject to any other provisions of these rules, it shall be sufficient to describe any place, time, thing, matter, act or omission whatsoever to which it is necessary to refer in any indictment, in ordinary language in such a manner as to indicate with reasonable clearness the place, time, thing, matter, act or omission referred to.
of intent.
It shall not be necessary in stating any intent to defraud, deceive or injure to state an intent to defraud, deceive or injure any particular person, where the statute
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and if the property is so described it shall not be necessary (except when required for the purpose of describing an offence depending on any special ownership of property or special value of property) to name the person to whom the property belongs or the value of the property.
(2) Where property is vested in more than one person and the owners of the property are referred to in an indict- ment, it shall be sufficient to describe the property as owned by one of those persons by name with others, and if the persons owning the property are a body of persons with a collective name, such as "Inhabitants", "Trustees", "Commissioners" or "Club" or other such name, it shall be sufficient to use the collective name without naming any individual.
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of persons.
4. The description or designation in an indictment of Description the accused person, or of any other person to whom refer- ence is made therein, shall be such as is reasonably sufficient to identify him, without necessarily stating his correct name or his abode, style, degree or occupation; and if, owing to the name of the person not being known or for any other reason, it is impracticable to give such a descrip- tion or designation, such description or designation shall be given as is reasonably practicable in the circumstances, or such person may be described as "a person unknown”.
5. Where it is necessary to refer to any document or Description instrument in an indictment it shall be sufficient to describe
it by any name or designation by which it is usually known or by the purport thereof, without setting out any copy thereof.
of document.
as to
6. Subject to any other provisions of these rules, it General rule shall be sufficient to describe any place, time, thing, matter, description. act or omission whatsoever to which it is necessary to refer in any indictment, in ordinary language in such a manner as to indicate with reasonable clearness the place, time, thing, matter, act or omission referred to.
of intent.
It shall not be necessary in stating any intent to Statement defraud, deceive or injure to state an intent to defraud, deceive or injure any particular person, where the statute
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