Paragraph 3
Scotland
A statement in a document shall be admissible in criminal proceedings as evidence of the fact that the statement was made if—
(a)
the document satisfies the conditions mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b) of paragraph 2 above;
(b)
the statement is made, whether directly or indirectly, by a person who in those proceedings is an accused; and
(c)
the statement, being exculpatory only, exculpates the accused.
Notes on Schedule 3
Textual amendments
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Sch. 3 repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 4, 6, 7(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II paras. 16(3), 17, Sch. 5 and Sch. 3 para. 8