27. The statement of offence in paper form intended for the judicial authority shall also consist of a stub and a detachable portion. Where the statement is in electronic form, the detachable portion may be transmitted electronically, displayed or converted into hard copy separately, and it shall contain the particulars prescribed in paragraphs 10, 11 and 12 of section 24 and, where applicable, an attestation of hard-copy conversion and the number of the statement of offence from which that part was converted.
The particulars in paper form prescribed in paragraphs 11 and 12 of section 24 may be replaced in the detachable portion by a statement of offence service report, which shall also be detachable. Where that portion is in electronic form, it may be transmitted electronically, displayed or converted into hard copy separately. In such case, the number of the statement of offence shall be entered in the part of the statement of offence concerning the request for sentence and in the part of the statement of offence concerning the service report and, where applicable, the hard-copy portion of the statement of offence shall contain an attestation of hard-copy conversion.