Section 194: Offence to be stated in charge

(1) A charge shall state the offence with which the defendant is charged.
(2) Where the law creating the offence:
(a) gives it a specific name the offence shall be described in the charge by that name only; and
(b) does not give it a specific name, so much of the definition of the offence shall be stated as to give the defendant notice of the facts of the offence with which he is charged.
(3) The law, the section of the law and the punishment section of the written against which the offence is said to have been committed shall be set out in the charge.