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44.—(1) This regulation applies where a court is nominated under regulation 43 to give effect to a European investigation order by making a customer information order.
(2) Subject to regulations 46 and 47 and within a period prescribed by rules of court, the nominated court must give effect to the European investigation order by making a customer information order.
(3) A customer information order is an order that a financial institution must, on being required to do so by notice in writing given by a constable (or, in Scotland, a constable under the instruction of a procurator fiscal), provide any customer information it has which relates to the person specified in the order.
(4) A financial institution which is required to provide information under a customer information order must provide the information to the constable or procurator fiscal in such a manner, and at or by such a time or times, as the order requires.
(5) Before giving effect to the European investigation order the nominated court must give the chief officer of police or procurator fiscal an opportunity to be heard.
(6) A customer information order has effect in spite of any restriction on the disclosure of the information (however imposed).
(7) Information obtained by a constable or procurator fiscal in pursuance of a customer information order must be transferred to the issuing State in accordance with regulation 31 (transfer of evidence to the issuing State).
(8) In relation to England and Wales and Northern Ireland, section 364 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (meaning of customer information), except subsections (2)(f) and (3)(i), has effect for the purposes of this regulation as if this regulation were included in Chapter 2 of Part 8 of that Act.
(9) In relation to Scotland—
(a)section 398 (meaning of customer information) except subsections (2)(f) and 3(i), and
(b)section 409 (jurisdiction of sheriff),
of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 have effect for the purposes of this regulation as if this regulation were included in Chapter 3 of Part 8 of that Act.
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