The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

PART VIII N.I. DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Interpretation of Part VIII N.I.

67.— [F1 (1) 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.

F1 1997 NI 21

F2 prosp. rep. by 1999 NI 8

Art. 68 rep. by 1999 NI 8

Microfilm copies N.I.

69.  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.