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Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, Cross Heading: Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (c.46) is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 31 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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8(1)Section 20 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (admissibility in evidence of statements) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)That section is renumbered as subsection (1) of that section.
(3)After that subsection insert—
“(2)However, in criminal proceedings in which any such 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.
(3)Subsection (2) applies to any offence other than—
(a)an offence which is—
(i)created by rules made for the purposes of this Act under the Insolvency Act, and
(ii)designated for the purposes of this subsection by such rules or by regulations made by the Secretary of State;
(b)an offence which is—
(i)created by regulations made under any such rules, and
(ii)designated for the purposes of this subsection by such regulations;
(c)an offence under section 5 of the M1Perjury Act 1911 (false statements made otherwise than on oath); or
(d)an offence under section 44(2) of the M2Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (false statements made otherwise than on oath).
(4)Regulations under subsection (3)(a)(ii) shall be made by statutory instrument and, after being made, shall be laid before each House of Parliament.”
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I1Sch. 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 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
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