30Statement of offences, &c.

### 30 Statement of offences, &c. > > (1)  Any complaint, summons, warrant, or other document that is laid, issued, or made for the purpose of, or in connection with, proceedings before justices shall be sufficient if it – > > > > > > (a) describes the matter of complaint with which the defendant is charged or of which he is convicted in ordinary language, avoiding as far as possible the use of technical terms and without necessarily stating all the essential elements of the matter of complaint; and > > > > > > > (b) contains such particulars as will give reasonable information of the nature of the matter complained of. > > > (2)  Where an enactment constituting a simple offence or breach of duty states – > > > > > > (a) the offence or breach of duty to be doing or omitting to do – > > > > > > > > > > (i) any one of any different acts in the alternative; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) any act in any one of different capacities or with any one of different intentions; or > > > > > > > (b) any part of the offence or breach of duty in the alternative – > > > > the acts, omissions, capacities, intentions, or other matters stated in the alternative in the enactment may be stated in the alternative in a complaint for that simple offence or breach of duty.