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169B References to intersex people An intersex person is a person who has physical, hormonal or genetic features that are— (a) not fully female or fully male; or (b) a combination of male or female; or (c) not female or male.
Part 15.4 Preservation of certain common law privileges Part 15.4 Preservation of certain common law privileges 170 Privileges against self-incrimination and exposure to civil penalty (1) An Act or statutory instrument must be interpreted to preserve the common law privileges against self-incrimination and exposure to the imposition of a civil penalty. (2) However, this section does not affect the operation of the Evidence Note The Evidence Act 2011, s 128 contains provisions that apply if a witness raises these privileges in a proceeding. The privileges have been abolished for bodies corporate (see Evidence Act 2011, s 187).