Ivory Act 2018

24 Excluded items U.K.

(1) This section sets out what is meant by “excluded items” for the purposes of sections 21 and 23.

(2) In England and Wales “excluded items” means—

(a) items subject to legal privilege, within the meaning of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (see section 10 of that Act);

(b) excluded material within the meaning of that Act (see section 11 of that Act);

(c) special procedure material within the meaning of that Act (see section 14 of that Act).

(3) In Scotland “excluded items” means items in respect of which a claim to confidentiality of communications could be maintained in legal proceedings.

(4) In Northern Ireland “excluded items” means—

(a) items subject to legal privilege within the meaning of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12)) (see Article 12 of that Order);

(b) excluded material within the meaning of that Order (see Article 13 of that Order);

(c) special procedure material within the meaning of that Order (see Article 16 of that Order).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 24 in force at 6.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/288, reg. 4(k) (with reg. 5)