Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999

2 U.K. In section 43A (general investigations into insurance companies), after subsection (5) (use of statements made under the section) add—

“(6) However, in criminal proceedings in which that person is charged with an offence to which this subsection applies—

(a) no evidence relating to the statement may be adduced, and

(b) no question relating to it may be asked,

by or on behalf of the prosecution, unless evidence relating to it is adduced, or a question relating to it is asked, in the proceedings by or on behalf of that person.

(7) Subsection (6) above applies to any offence other than—

(a) an offence under section 71(1)(b) or (3) below;

(b) an offence under section 5 of the M1 Perjury Act 1911 (false statements made otherwise than on oath);

(c) an offence under section 44(2) of the M2 Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (false statements made otherwise than on oath); or

(d) an offence under Article 10 of the M3 Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (false statements made otherwise than on oath).”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 wholly in force at 14.12.2000; Sch. 3 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 68(3); Sch. 3 in force at 14.4.2000 in relation to England and Wales and Northern Ireland by S.I. 2000/1034, arts. 2(a), 3; Sch. 3 in force at 1.1.2001 in relation to Scotland by S.S.I. 2000/445, art. 2

Marginal Citations

M1 1911 c. 6.

M2 1995 c. 39.

M3 S.I. 1979/1714 (N.I. 19).