Companies Act 2014
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Admissibility in evidence of certain matters | ||
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881. (1) Where an answer is given by an individual to a question put to that individual in the exercise of powers conferred by any of the provisions specified in subsection (2), that answer— | ||
(a) may be used in evidence against that individual in any civil proceedings, | ||
(b) shall not be used in evidence against that individual in any criminal proceedings except a prosecution for perjury in respect of an answer given. | ||
(2) The provisions referred to in subsection (1) are the following: | ||
(a) sections 753 to 757 ; | ||
(b) sections 753 , 756 and 757 as applied by section 765 ; | ||
(c) rules made in respect of the winding up of companies (whether by the court or voluntarily) by the rule making authority referred to in section 564 . | ||
(3) A statement required by section 593 — | ||
(a) may be used in evidence, in any civil proceedings, against any individual who makes or concurs in the making of the statement, | ||
(b) shall not be used in evidence against that individual in any criminal proceedings except a prosecution for perjury in respect of any matter contained in the statement. | ||
(4) A document purporting to be a copy of a report of an inspector appointed under Part 13 shall be admissible in any civil proceedings as evidence— | ||
(a) of the facts set out in it without further proof, unless the contrary is shown, and | ||
(b) of the opinion of the inspector in relation to any matter contained in the report. |