# Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, Paragraph 9: Suppression of evidence etc

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/41/schedule/4/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-troubles-legacy-and-reconciliation-act-2023/schedule-4/paragraph-9
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