# Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 109: Statements by accused


(1) After section 261 of the 1995 Act there is inserted—
“Statements by accused
261ZA (1) Evidence of a statement to which this subsection applies is not inadmissible as evidence of any fact contained in the statement on account of the evidence's being hearsay.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to a statement made by the accused in the course of the accused's being questioned (whether as a suspect or not) by a constable, or another official, investigating an offence.
(3) Subsection (1) does not affect the issue of whether evidence of a statement made by one accused is admissible as evidence in relation to another accused.”.
(2) The title of section 261 of the 1995 Act becomes “ Statements by co-accused ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/1/section/109 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-2016/section-109
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