s 82 Part VIII— interpretation.
(1) In this Part of this Act— “ 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; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ proceedings ” means criminal proceedings, including service proceedings; “ Service court ” means the Court Martial or the Service Civilian Court . (1A) In subsection (1) “ service proceedings ” means proceedings before a court (other than a civilian court) in respect of a service offence; and “service offence” and “civilian court” here have the same meanings as in the Armed Forces Act 2006. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) Nothing in this Part of this Act shall prejudice any power of a court to exclude evidence (whether by preventing questions from being put or otherwise) at its discretion.