PART IX N.I.EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS—GENERAL

N.I.

Interpretation of Part IX N.I.

70.—(1) In this Part—

• “confession” includes any statement wholly or partly adverse to the person who made it, whether made to a person in authority or not and whether made in words or otherwise;

• “Service court” means [F1 the Court Martial or the Service Civilian Court]; and

• “sexual offence” has the meaning given in[F2 Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998].

(2) F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) Nothing in this Part shall prejudice any power of a court to exclude evidence (whether by preventing questions from being put or otherwise) at its discretion.

F1 Words in art. 70(1) in definition of "Service court" substituted (28.3.2009 for certain purposes otherwise 31.10.2009) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378(1), 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 119(a); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

F2 1998 NI 9

F3 Art. 70(2) repealed (28.3.2009 for certain purposes otherwise 31.10.2009) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 119(b), Sch. 17; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Art. 70 modified (24.4.2009 for certain purposes otherwise 31.10.2009) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1059), arts. 1(3), 205, Sch. 1 para. 31