{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/counter-terrorism-and-border-security-act-2019/section-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/counter-terrorism-and-border-security-act-2019/section-16.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2019/3",
  "legislation_title": "Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/counter-terrorism-and-border-security-act-2019",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Evidence obtained under port and border control powers",
  "text": "In Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (port and border controls), after paragraph 5 insert—\n“\n5A (1) An answer or information given orally by a person in response to a question asked under paragraph 2 or 3 may not be used in evidence against the person in criminal proceedings.\n(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply—\n(a) in the case of proceedings for an offence under paragraph 18 of this Schedule,\n(b) on a prosecution for perjury, or\n(c) on a prosecution for some other offence where, in giving evidence, the person makes a statement inconsistent with the answer or information mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).\n(3) An answer or information may not be used by virtue of sub-paragraph (2)(c) unless—\n(a) evidence relating to it is adduced, or\n(b) a question relating to it is asked,\nby or on behalf of the person in the proceedings arising out of the prosecution.\n(4) In sub-paragraph (2)(b) the reference to a prosecution for perjury is—\n(a) in the case of England and Wales, a reference to a prosecution for an offence under section 5 of the Perjury Act 1911;\n(b) in the case of Northern Ireland, a reference to a prosecution for an offence under Article 10 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1714 (N.I. 19)).”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 16 in force at 13.8.2020 by S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/3/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:04:27.749559+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}