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Provision may be made by
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as to—
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the discharge and variation of orders under this section; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/7/b/2004-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/7/b" id="section-55-7-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>proceedings relating to such orders.</Text>
</P3para>
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</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/8/2004-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/8" id="section-55-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An order of a Circuit judge under this section shall have effect as if it were an order of the Crown Court.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/9/2004-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/9" id="section-55-9">
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where the material to which an application under subsection (1) above relates consists of information contained in a computer—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/9/a/2004-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/9/a" id="section-55-9-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an order under subsection (2)(a) above shall have effect as an order to produce the material in a form in which it can be taken away and in which it is visible and legible; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/9/b/2004-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/9/b" id="section-55-9-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an order under subsection (2)(b) above shall have effect as an order to give access to the material in a form in which it is visible and legible.</Text>
</P3para>
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</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/10/2004-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/10" id="section-55-10">
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An order under subsection (2) above—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>shall not confer any right to production of, or access to, items subject to legal privilege or excluded material;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/10/b/2004-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/10/b" id="section-55-10-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>shall have effect notwithstanding any obligation as to secrecy or other restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by statute or otherwise; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/10/c/2004-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/37/section/55/10/c" id="section-55-10-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>may be made in relation to material in the possession of an authorised government department;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>
and in this subsection “
<Term id="term-authorised-government-department">authorised government department</Term>
” means a government department which is an authorised department for the purposes of the Crown
<CommentaryRef Ref="c8345101"/>
Proceedings Act 1947.
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</P2>
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</P1>
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<Commentary id="c8345091" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 55 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (1.1.1997) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2880" id="c00476" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="2880">S.I. 1996/2880</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00477" CitationRef="c00476" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2880/article/3/2" SectionRef="article-3-2">arts. 3(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00478" CitationRef="c00476" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2880/article/4" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2880/article/6" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-4" EndSectionRef="article-6">4-6</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00479" CitationRef="c00476" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2880/schedule/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 55 modified (E.W.) (1.1.1997) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2880" id="c00481" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="2880">S.I. 1996/2880</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00482" CitationRef="c00481" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2880/article/3/2" SectionRef="article-3-2">art. 3(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00483" CitationRef="c00481" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2880/schedule/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3">Sch. 3</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c8345101" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1947/44" id="c00484" Year="1947" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="44">1947 c. 44</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c8345081" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
Part IV (ss. 55-69) applied with modifications (1.1.1997) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2880" id="c00648" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="2880">S.I. 1996/2880</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00649" CitationRef="c00648" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2880/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2880/article/6" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-6">arts. 3-6</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00650" CitationRef="c00648" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2880/schedule/1" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2880/schedule/3" Operative="true" Type="group" StartSectionRef="schedule-1" EndSectionRef="schedule-3">Schs. 1-3</CitationSubRef>
(as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/2980" id="c00651" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1997" Number="2980">S.I. 1997/2980</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00652" CitationRef="c00651" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/2980/article/2" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/2980/article/5" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-2" EndSectionRef="article-5">arts. 2-5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00653" CitationRef="c00651" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/2980/schedule" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-e4c55826293dd47363cdac6955434ca6" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in s. 55(4)(a) repealed (24.2.2003) by
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,
<CitationSubRef id="cyr43ybv2-00009" CitationRef="cyr43ybv2-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/29/section/458/1" SectionRef="section-458-1">s. 458(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cyr43ybv2-00010" CitationRef="cyr43ybv2-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/29/schedule/11/paragraph/25/2/b" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-25-2-b">Sch. 11 para. 25(2)(b)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cyr43ybv2-00011" CitationRef="cyr43ybv2-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/29/schedule/12" SectionRef="schedule-12" Operative="true">Sch. 12</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/120" id="cyr43ybv2-00012" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="120" Title="The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2003">S.I. 2003/120</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cyr43ybv2-00013" CitationRef="cyr43ybv2-00012" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/120/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cyr43ybv2-00014" CitationRef="cyr43ybv2-00012" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/120/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="cyr43ybv2-00015" CitationRef="cyr43ybv2-00012" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/120/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">arts. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cyr43ybv2-00016" CitationRef="cyr43ybv2-00012" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/120/article/4" SectionRef="article-4">4</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended (20.2.2003) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/333" id="cyr43ybv2-00017" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="333">S.I. 2003/333</Citation>
, art. 14)
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</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-5eba17e1080bd98ea885430ccd133b28" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
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substituted (1.9.2004) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/39" id="c1f8v3ok3-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2003" Number="39" Title="Courts Act 2003">Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c1f8v3ok3-00008" CitationRef="c1f8v3ok3-00007" SectionRef="section-110-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/39/section/110/1">s. 110(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c1f8v3ok3-00009" CitationRef="c1f8v3ok3-00007" SectionRef="schedule-8-paragraph-364" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/39/schedule/8/paragraph/364" Operative="true">Sch. 8 para. 364</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/2066" id="c1f8v3ok3-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2004" Number="2066" Title="The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 6 and Savings) Order 2004">S.I. 2004/2066</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c1f8v3ok3-00011" CitationRef="c1f8v3ok3-00010" SectionRef="article-2-c-xvii" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/2066/article/2/c/xvii">art. 2(c)(xvii)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c1f8v3ok3-00012" CitationRef="c1f8v3ok3-00010" SectionRef="article-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/2066/article/3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
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