# The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 70: Interpretation of Part IX

Extent: N.I.

(1) In this Part—
“confession” includes any statement wholly or partly adverse to the person who made it, whether made to a person in authority or not and whether made in words or otherwise;
“Service court” means the Court Martial or the Service Civilian Court; and
“sexual offence” has the meaning given in Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
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(3) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/1341/article/70 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-70
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