http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/schedule/4/paragraph/4/2020-01-30Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the holding of referendums throughout Scotland.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2022-07-062020-01-30SCHEDULE 4Campaign rules: investigatory powers of the Electoral CommissionDocument disclosure orders41

This paragraph applies where the Electoral Commission have given a notice under paragraph 3 requiring documents to be produced.

2

The Court of Session may, on the application of the Commission, make a document disclosure order against a person (“the respondent”) if satisfied that—

a

there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a person (whether or not the respondent) has committed a campaign offence or has otherwise contravened any restriction or other requirement imposed by schedule 3, and

b

there are documents referred to in the notice under paragraph 3 which—

i

have not been produced as required by the notice (either within the time specified in the notice for compliance or subsequently),

ii

are reasonably required by the Commission for the purposes of investigating the offence or contravention referred to in paragraph (a), and

iii

are in the custody or under the control of the respondent.

3

A document disclosure order is an order requiring the respondent to deliver to the Commission, within such time as is specified in the order, such documents falling within sub-paragraph (2)(b) as are identified in the order (either specifically or by reference to any category or description of document).

4

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b)(iii) a document is under a person's control if it is in the person's possession or if the person has a right to possession of it.

5

A person who fails to comply with a document disclosure order may not, in respect of that failure, be both punished for contempt of court and convicted of an offence under paragraph 12(1).

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