(1) A statement made by a person in response to an information order may not be used in evidence against the person in criminal proceedings.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply -
(a) in the case of proceedings under this Part,
(b) on a prosecution for perjury, or
(c) on a prosecution for some other offence where, in giving evidence, the person makes a statement inconsistent with the statement mentioned in subsection (1).
(3) A statement may not be used by virtue of subsection (2)(c) unless -
(a) evidence relating to it is adduced, or
(b) a question relating to it is asked,
by or on behalf of the person in the proceedings arising out of the prosecution.
(4) In subsection (2)(b) the reference to a prosecution for perjury is -
(a) in the case of England and Wales, a reference to a prosecution for an offence under section 5 of the Perjury Act 1911;
(b) in the case of Northern Ireland, a reference to a prosecution for an offence under Article 10 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S
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