(1)Where any information is preserved by approved means as mentioned in section 21(4) above, a copy of any document in which it is contained shall, subject to subsection (2) below, be admissible in evidence in any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, to the same extent as the records themselves.
(2)A statement contained in a document produced by a computer shall not by virtue of subsection (1) above be admissible in evidence—
F1(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F2(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c)in civil proceedings in Scotland, except in accordance with sections 5 and 6 of the M1Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988;
(d)in criminal proceedings in Scotland, except in accordance with [F3Schedule 8 to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995];
F4(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(f)in criminal proceedings in Northern Ireland, except in accordance with Article 68 of the M2Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 and Part II of the M3Criminal Justice (Evidence, Etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 22(2)(a) repealed (31.1.1997) by 1995 c. 38, s. 15(2), Sch. 2; S.I. 1996/3217, art. 2
F2S. 22(2)(b) repealed (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 37 Pt. 6; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 44(3) (with Sch. 2) (as explained (29.7.2005) by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2; and as amended: (14.7.2008) by 2008 c. 4, Sch. 26 para. 78, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/1586, Sch. 1 paras. 48(s), 50(2)(d); (30.11.2009) by S.I. 2009/3111, art. 2; (3.12.2012) by S.I. 2012/2905, art. 4; (3.12.2012) by 2012 c. 10, Sch. 14 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l))
F3Words in s. 22(2) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, s. 5, Sch. 4 para. 89(2)
F4S. 22(2)(e) repealed (6.9.1999) by S.I. 1997/2983 (N.I. 21), arts. 1(2), 3(2), Sch. 2; S.R. 1999/339, art. 2
Marginal Citations