(1) Where the defendant intends to plead and give evidence of a special defence, he or she shall give written notice of such defence to the complainant, with any information which might be of material assistance to the complainant including any information in the possession of the defendant, relating to witnesses the defendant intends to call in support of the special defence.
(2) Where the defendant intends to plead and give evidence of an alibi, he or she shall give notice of such alibi to the complainant with particulars as to time and place and of the witnesses by whom he or she proposes to prove it, before the examination of the first witness for the prosecution commences.
(3) The complainant on being given a notice under subsection (1) shall, if he or she so desires, be entitled to an adjournment of the case.