Paragraph 9 Suppression of evidence etcI1I2
United Kingdom
(1)
A person is guilty of an offence if the person—
(a)
intentionally suppresses or conceals, or
(b)
intentionally alters or destroys,
a document that is, and that the person knows or believes to be, a relevant document.
(2)
For that purpose a document is a “relevant document” if it is likely that the Commissioner for Investigations would (if aware of its existence) wish to be provided with it.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 4 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 63(4)
- I2
Sch. 4 para. 9 in force at 1.5.2024 by S.I. 2024/584, reg. 2(j) (with regs. 3, 4)