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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Market Surveillance (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 No. 858
5.—(1) This paragraph applies if a person provides information in response to a notice under paragraph 2.
(2) This includes information contained in a document created by a person in response to such a notice.
(3) In any criminal proceedings against the person—
(a)no evidence relating to the information may be adduced by or on behalf of the prosecution, and
(b)no question relating to the information may be asked by or on behalf of the prosecution.
(4) Sub-paragraph (3) does not apply if, in the proceedings—
(a)evidence relating to the information is adduced by or on behalf of the person providing it, or
(b)a question relating to the information is asked by or on behalf of that person.
(5) Sub-paragraph (3) does not apply if the proceedings are for—
(a)an offence under paragraph 21 (obstruction),
(b)an offence under Article 10 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979(1) (false statutory declarations and other false unsworn statements).
S.I. 1979/1714 (N.I.19), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
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