C1C3 PART XIVMISCELLANEOUS
Pts. 11-14 applied (with modifications) (4.1.2024) by S.I. 2021/716, Sch. 1A para. 3 (as inserted by The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1399), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1)
Legal proceedings
Admissibility in evidence of statements of affairs, etc.F1F2C2375
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In any proceedings (whether or not under this Order)—
a
a statement of affairs prepared for the purposes of any provision of this Order, and
b
any other statement made in pursuance of a requirement imposed by or under any such provision or by or under rules made under this Order,
may be used in evidence against any person making or concurring in making the statement.
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However, in criminal proceedings in which any such person is charged with an offence to which this paragraph 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.
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Paragraph (2) applies to any offence other than—
a
an offence under Article 34(6), 57(6), 58(8), 81(7), 84(5), 85(3)(a), 111(7), 162(2), 172(1)(a) or (d) or (2), 174, 199(5), 324(1), 325(1)(b) or (5) or 327(1) or (3)(a) or (b);
b
an offence which is—
i
created by rules made under this Order, and
ii
designated for the purposes of this paragraph by such rules or by regulations;
c
an offence which is—
i
created by regulations made under any such rules, and
ii
designated for the purposes of this paragraph by such regulations; or
d
an offence under Article 3, 7 or 10 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (false statements made on oath or made otherwise than on oath).
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Regulations under paragraph (3)(b)(ii) shall after being made be laid before the Assembly.]]
Pts. 11-14 modified by S.R. 2004/307 (as amended (1.10.2006) by Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/377), reg. 3, Sch. 2; (temp.) (27.4.2020 retrospective) by virtue of Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), Sch. 11 para. 8(1)(2), 14 (with ss. 2(2), 5(2)); (26.6.2020) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/643), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 (with reg. 3); (16.2.2021) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/60), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 (with reg. 4(2)))