Corroboration

(1) No plaintiff in any action for breach of promise of marriage shall obtain judgment, unless his or her testimony is corroborated by some other material evidence in support of that promise. (2) No order against any person alleged to be the father of an illegitimate child shall be made by a summary jurisdiction court, unless the evidence of the mother of the illegitimate child is corroborated in some material particular, to the satisfaction of the (3) Where at a trial on indictment– (a) a person is prosecuted for rape, attempted rape, carnal knowledge or any other sexual offence, and the only evidence for the prosecution is that of the person upon whom the offence is alleged to have been committed or attempted; or (b) an alleged accomplice of the accused gives evidence for the prosecution, the judge shall, where he considers it appropriate to do so, warn the jury of the special need for caution before acting on the evidence of such person and he shall also explain the reasons for the need for such caution. (4) In any case where at the summary trial of a person for an offence it appears to the court that a warning under sub-section (3) would be appropriate if the trial were on indictment, the court shall treat the case as one in which there is a special need for caution before convicting the accused on the evidence of such person. (5) Nothing in sub-sections (3) and (4) applies in relation to any trial on indictment, or any proceeding before a magistrate, which began before the 1st day of August, 1998.