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| (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, where any person is charged with any offence under this Act, any statement made by such person at any time, whether-
| | (a) it amounts to a confession or not; | | |
| | (b) made orally or reduced to writing ; | | |
| | (c) such person was or was not in custody or presence of a police officer; | | |
| | (d) made in the course of an investigation or not; | | |
| | (e) it was or was not wholly or partly in answer to any question, | | |
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| (2) The burden of proving that any statement referred to in subsection (1) is irrelevant under section 24 of the Evidence Ordinance shall be on the person asserting it to be irrelevant, |
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| (3) Any statement admissible under subsection (1) may be proved as against any other person charged jointly with the person making the statement, if, and only if, such statement is corroborated in material particulars by evidence other than the statements referred to in subsection (1). |
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