PART VIIIDOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Interpretation of Part VIII67

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In this Part “copy”, in relation to a document, means anything onto which information recorded in the document has been copied, by whatever means and whether directly or indirectly,F2 and “statement” means any representation of fact, however made.

2

Nothing in this Part shall prejudice any power of a court to exclude evidence (whether by preventing questions from being put or otherwise) at its discretion.

Art. 68 rep. by 1999 NI 8

Microfilm copies69

In any criminal proceedings the contents of a document may (whether or not the document is still in existence) be proved by the production of an enlargement of a microfilm copy of that document or of the material part of it, authenticated in such manner as the court may approve.