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LAW REFORM (HUSBAND AND WIFE) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964 - SECT 7

Criminal proceedings for protection of property of married persons.

7.(1) Every married woman shall have in her own name against all persons
whomsoever, including her husband, the same remedies and redress by way of
criminal proceedings for the protection and security of her property as if she
were unmarried.

(2) A husband shall have against his wife the same remedies and redress by way
of criminal proceedings for the protection and security of his property as if
she were not his wife.

(3) In any criminal proceedings to which this section relates brought against
one spouse, the other spouse may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
any enactment or rule of law, be called as a witness either for the
prosecution or defence and without the consent of the person charged.

(4) In any indictment or process grounding criminal proceedings in relation to
the property of a married woman, it shall be sufficient to allege the property
to be her property.

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