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166 Errors etc. in indictment

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Explained inBill clause 166
(1)An indictment is not invalid by reason only of a failure to comply with Schedule 1.
(2)A charge on an indictment is not invalid by reason only ofโ€”
(a)omitting to state the time at which the offence was committed unless time is an essential element of the offence; or
(b)incorrectly stating the time at which the offence was committed; or
(c)stating the offence to have been committed on an impossible day or on a day that never happened.