(1) Subject to any guidelines as the Director of Public Prosecutions may from time to time issue, at the trial of an accused for an offence, the accused shall, where the prosecutor has complied with section 908 give a defence statement to the prosecutor; and to the Court.
(2) For the purposes of this section a defence statement is a written statement—
(a) setting out in general terms the nature of the accused's defence;
(b) indicating the matters on which he or she takes issue with the prosecution; and
(c) setting out in the case of each such matter, the reason why he or she takes issue with the prosecution.
(3) If the defence statement discloses a special defence, the accused must give particulars of the defence in the statement, including—
(a) the name and address of any witness the accused believes is able to give evidence in support of the special defence if the name and address are known to the accused when the statement is given;
(b) any information in the accused's possession which might be of material assistance in finding any such witness, if his or her name and address are not given.
(4) The defence shall make a defence statement as soon as is practicable after the prosecution complies or purports to comply with section 908 or section 913, as the case may be.