Sch. 4 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 63(4)

Sch. 4 para. 9 in force at 1.5.2024 by S.I. 2024/584, reg. 2(j) (with regs. 3, 4)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/41/schedule/4/paragraph/9/2024-05-01Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023enStatute Law Database2024-06-10Expert Participation2024-05-01SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 4Supply of information: enforcementPART 2Distortion or suppression of evidence etc9Suppression of evidence etc1

A person is guilty of an offence if the person—

a

intentionally suppresses or conceals, or

b

intentionally alters or destroys,

a document that is, and that the person knows or believes to be, a relevant document.

2

For that purpose a document is a “relevant document” if it is likely that the Commissioner for Investigations would (if aware of its existence) wish to be provided with it.

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