154Use of such deposition at trial

154 Use of such deposition at trial Afterwards, upon the trial of any defendant or defendants to whom the statement relates, the statement may be read in evidence, either for or against the defendant, if: (a) the statement purports to be signed by the Judge, JP or registrar by or before whom it purports to be taken; and (b) it is proved that the person who made the statement is dead, or that there is no reasonable probability that the person will ever be able to travel or give evidence; and (c) it is proved, to the satisfaction of the Court, that reasonable notice of the intention to take the statement was served upon the person (whether prosecutor or defendant) against whom it is proposed to be read in evidence, and that that person, or his or her legal practitioner, had, or might have had if he had chosen to be present, full opportunity of cross-examining the person who made the statement.

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