PART 8Offences and penalties
CHAPTER 3Proceedings
Self-incriminationI155
1
Relevant information may be used in evidence against the person to whom the information relates in criminal proceedings.
2
Where the information is used in proceedings other than for an offence under these Regulations or section 5 of the Perjury Act 1911 M1 (false statements made otherwise than on oath)—
a
no evidence relating to the information may be adduced by or on behalf of the prosecution, and
b
no question relating to the information may be asked by or on behalf of the prosecution.
3
Paragraph (2) does not apply if, in the proceedings—
a
evidence relating to the information is adduced by or on behalf of the person who provided it, or
b
a question relating to the information is asked by or on behalf of that person.
4
In this regulation, “relevant information” means—
a
information which is relevant information for the purposes of regulation 14;
b
information, or the answer to a question, given in response to a requirement imposed under regulation 36(1);
c
anything contained in a document or electronic records produced in response to a requirement imposed under paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 8.