Part VII Documentary Evidence in Criminal Proceedings
72 Part VII—supplementary.
(1)
In this Part of this Act—
F1“copy”, in relation to a document, means anything onto which information recorded in the document has been copied, by whatever means and whether directly or indirectly, and “statement” means any representation of fact, however made; and
“proceedings” means criminal proceedings, including—
(a)
proceedings in the United Kingdom or elsewhere before a court-martial constituted under the M1Army Act 1955 F2, the M2Air Force Act 1955 or the Naval Discipline Act 1957;
(b)
proceedings in the United Kingdom or elsewhere before the Courts-Martial Appeal Court—
(i)
on an appeal from a court-martial so constituted F3. . .; or
(ii)
on a reference under section 34 of the M3Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968; and
(c)
proceedings before a Standing Civilian Court.
(2)
Nothing in this Part of this Act shall prejudice any power of a court to exclude evidence (whether by preventing questions from being put or otherwise) at its discretion.