Part 2Confiscation: England and Wales
Restraint orders
46Hearsay evidence
1
Evidence must not be excluded in restraint proceedings on the ground that it is hearsay (of whatever degree).
2
Sections 2 to 4 of the Civil Evidence Act 1995 (c. 38) apply in relation to restraint proceedings as those sections apply in relation to civil proceedings.
3
Restraint proceedings are proceedings—
a
for a restraint order;
b
for the discharge or variation of a restraint order;
c
on an appeal under section 43 or 44.
4
Hearsay is a statement which is made otherwise than by a person while giving oral evidence in the proceedings and which is tendered as evidence of the matters stated.
5
Nothing in this section affects the admissibility of evidence which is admissible apart from this section.