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Explanatory Memorandum to Criminal Justice (Evidence) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004

Court’s general discretion to exclude evidence

54.Article 30provides a further discretion to exclude superfluous out of court statements if the court is satisfied that the value of the evidence is substantially outweighed by the undue waste of time that its admission would cause.

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